Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid

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Title: Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid

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The thermochemistry of the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid through fructofuranosyl intermediates is investigated using the high-level ab initio methods G4 and G4MP2. The calculated gas phase reaction enthalpies indicate that the first two steps involving water molecule elimination are highly endothermic, while the other steps, including additional water elimination and rehydration to form levulinic acid, are exothermic. The calculated gas phase free energies indicate that inclusion of entropic effects makes the dehydration steps more favorable, although the elimination of the first water is still endothermic. Elevated temperatures and aqueous reaction environments are also predicted to make the dehydration reaction steps thermodynamically more favorable. On the basis of these enthalpy and free energy calculations, the first dehydration step in conversion of glucose to levulinic acid is likely a key step in controlling the overall progress of the reaction. An assessment of density functional theories and other theoretical methods for the calculation of the dehydration and hydration reactions in the decomposition of glucose is also presented.

Authors:: Assary, Rajeev S; Redfern, Paul C; Hammond, Jeffrey R; Greeley, Jeffrey P; Curtiss, Larry A

Publication Date:: 2010-07-15

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 990114

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114(27):9002-9009

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 114; Journal Issue: 27; Journal ID: ISSN 1520-6106

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; ENTHALPY; FREE ENERGY; FUNCTIONALS; GLUCOSE; HYDRATION; LEVULINIC ACID; WATER; Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

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                    Assary, Rajeev S, Redfern, Paul C, Hammond, Jeffrey R, Greeley, Jeffrey P, and Curtiss, Larry A. Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Assary, Rajeev S, Redfern, Paul C, Hammond, Jeffrey R, Greeley, Jeffrey P, & Curtiss, Larry A. Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/jp101418f

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                    Assary, Rajeev S, Redfern, Paul C, Hammond, Jeffrey R, Greeley, Jeffrey P, and Curtiss, Larry A. Thu .  
        "Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/jp101418f.

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@article{osti_990114,

  title        = {Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry for Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid},

  author       = {Assary, Rajeev S and Redfern, Paul C and Hammond, Jeffrey R and Greeley, Jeffrey P and Curtiss, Larry A},

  abstractNote = {The thermochemistry of the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid through fructofuranosyl intermediates is investigated using the high-level ab initio methods G4 and G4MP2. The calculated gas phase reaction enthalpies indicate that the first two steps involving water molecule elimination are highly endothermic, while the other steps, including additional water elimination and rehydration to form levulinic acid, are exothermic. The calculated gas phase free energies indicate that inclusion of entropic effects makes the dehydration steps more favorable, although the elimination of the first water is still endothermic. Elevated temperatures and aqueous reaction environments are also predicted to make the dehydration reaction steps thermodynamically more favorable. On the basis of these enthalpy and free energy calculations, the first dehydration step in conversion of glucose to levulinic acid is likely a key step in controlling the overall progress of the reaction. An assessment of density functional theories and other theoretical methods for the calculation of the dehydration and hydration reactions in the decomposition of glucose is also presented.},

  doi          = {10.1021/jp101418f},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/990114},
  journal      = {Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114(27):9002-9009},

  issn         = {1520-6106},

  number       = 27,

  volume       = 114,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2010},

  month        = {7}

}

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