The conversion of biomass derived furfural to 2-pentanol, a useful organic solvent and precursor for various types of fuels, was demonstrated with ∼71.1% yield in a single step over a Co–Cu/Al₂O₃ catalyst at 240 °C and 45 bar H₂ pressure. The catalyst demonstrated sustained activity and selectivity for four subsequent recycles without regeneration. Co was proposed as the primary active site that enabled hydrodeoxygenation of furfural to produce methyl furan followed by ring opening, while Cu mitigated product degradation that occurred on pure Cu catalysts.

中文翻译：

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双金属Co-Cu催化剂将糠醛一步转化为2-戊醇†

经证明，在240°C的条件下，在Co-Cu / Al ₂ O ₃催化剂上，一步法可将生物质衍生的糠醛转化为2-戊醇（一种有用的有机溶剂和各种燃料的前体），收率约为71.1％。45 bar H ₂压力。该催化剂表现出持续的活性和选择性，对于四个随后的循环没有再生。有人建议将Co作为主要的活性位点，使糠醛加氢脱氧以生成甲基呋喃，然后开环，而Cu可以缓解纯Cu催化剂上发生的产物降解。