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Figure 9. (A) Model showing the spatial constraints for coordination of FUR and 2-pentanol at zirconium Lewis acid sites within the pore channel; (B) Reaction profiles for one-pot conversion of FUR to GVL with simultaneous addition of (a) Zr-HY-15-20 and Al-HY-15 and (b) Zr-HY-15-20 and Al-HY-6. Reaction conditions: 0.20 g Zr-HY-15-20, 0.10 g Al-HY-6, 1 mmol FUR, 5 mL 2-pentanol, at 120 °C under N2. Reproduced with permission[97]. Copyright Elsevier. FUR: Furfural; GVL: γ-valerolactone.
