<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shinde, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rode, C</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Selective self-etherification of 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural over Sn-Mont catalyst</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catalysis Communications</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">88</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">77-80</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sn-Mont was found to be a highly efficient catalyst for self-etherification of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) to give 5,5'-oxy(bis-methylene)-2-furaldehyde (OBMF). L-B acidity of Sn(OH)(4) species enwrapped into the layers of montmorillonite was responsible for the excellent activity of Sn-Mont catalyst giving almost complete conversion of HMF with 98% selectivity to OBMF. Aprotic non-polar, dichloroethane was most effective solvent due to the facile formation of oxonium ion mediating etherification reaction. The catalyst showed suitable recyclability confirming its appreciable hydrolytic stability in water, and retention of its acidity. </style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.42</style></custom4></record></records></xml>