HYDROGENATION OF SUBSTITUTED FURANS CATALYZED BY NHC-CONTAINING LIGANDS

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of a composition comprising hydroxymethylfurfural, bishydroxymethylfuran or mixtures thereof to obtain a composition comprising cis-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanoland trans-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol. The invention also relates to a composition comprising cis-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol and trans-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol. Further, the invention also relates to a use of transition metal complex as hydrogenation catalyst for composition comprising hydroxymethylfurfural, bishydroxymethylfuran or mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to a use of the composition comprising cis-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol and trans-(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol for polymerization reactions.