The reaction steps involved in the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid conversion by means of H2O2 were investigated employing a dedicated computational protocol based on density functional theory. The catalytic environment of choice was a molecular model representing a portion of the halloysite nanotube outer surface, functionalized by an organosilane, the 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, whose amino group bonds one gold atom. At this stage of the investigation, the process was fully detailed in terms of the interactions between the reaction intermediates and the catalyst, and the reaction standard free energies. In addition, the energy barriers of the elementary steps involving the hydrogen migration from the adsorbed organic species to the gold atom were analyzed. On the basis of the interaction geometries, a certain distinction among the preferred reaction path can be inferred as a function of the net negative charge characterizing the catalyst outer surface. Since the inner surface of halloysite can represent the acid environment needed to obtain 5-hydroxymethylfurfural through dehydration of fructose, the present study is framed in a wider research field where the possibility to consider functionalized halloysite as one-pot reactor for the valorization of biomass is explored.A novel catalyst architecture is proposed with potential one-pot activity for the valorization of biomass. It exploits the gold coordination on the organosilane functionalization in the outer surface of the halloysite spiral nanotube, to be coupled with the acid catalytic activity of its inner surface. The work is a preliminar computational exploration of the structural and energetic characteristics of the species involved. image

Bertini, M., Ferrante, F., Guercio, L., Lisuzzo, L., Duca, D. (2024). Modified Halloysite as Catalyst for the Conversion of Hydroxymethylfurfural to Furandicarboxylic Acid: A DFT Investigation. CHEMCATCHEM, 16(15) [10.1002/cctc.202400179].

Modified Halloysite as Catalyst for the Conversion of Hydroxymethylfurfural to Furandicarboxylic Acid: A DFT Investigation

Bertini, Marco;Ferrante, Francesco
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Guercio, Ludovico;Lisuzzo, Lorenzo;Duca, Dario
2024-08-12

Abstract

The reaction steps involved in the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid conversion by means of H2O2 were investigated employing a dedicated computational protocol based on density functional theory. The catalytic environment of choice was a molecular model representing a portion of the halloysite nanotube outer surface, functionalized by an organosilane, the 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, whose amino group bonds one gold atom. At this stage of the investigation, the process was fully detailed in terms of the interactions between the reaction intermediates and the catalyst, and the reaction standard free energies. In addition, the energy barriers of the elementary steps involving the hydrogen migration from the adsorbed organic species to the gold atom were analyzed. On the basis of the interaction geometries, a certain distinction among the preferred reaction path can be inferred as a function of the net negative charge characterizing the catalyst outer surface. Since the inner surface of halloysite can represent the acid environment needed to obtain 5-hydroxymethylfurfural through dehydration of fructose, the present study is framed in a wider research field where the possibility to consider functionalized halloysite as one-pot reactor for the valorization of biomass is explored.A novel catalyst architecture is proposed with potential one-pot activity for the valorization of biomass. It exploits the gold coordination on the organosilane functionalization in the outer surface of the halloysite spiral nanotube, to be coupled with the acid catalytic activity of its inner surface. The work is a preliminar computational exploration of the structural and energetic characteristics of the species involved. image
12-ago-2024
Bertini, M., Ferrante, F., Guercio, L., Lisuzzo, L., Duca, D. (2024). Modified Halloysite as Catalyst for the Conversion of Hydroxymethylfurfural to Furandicarboxylic Acid: A DFT Investigation. CHEMCATCHEM, 16(15) [10.1002/cctc.202400179].
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