98-01-1 | Furfural

Chemical type

• Biomass-derived platform aldehyde

Key properties

• Oxygen-rich furanic aldehyde
• Derived from hemicellulose (xylose dehydration)
• Highly reactive in C–C coupling reactions
• Prone to polymerisation (humin formation) in aqueous/acidic environments

• Platform molecule for biofuels and biochemicals
• Precursor for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) intermediates
• Substrate for aldol condensation reactions

Classification by use

• Chemicals used as biomass-derived platform chemicals
• Chemicals used in sustainable aviation fuel production
• Chemicals used in C–C coupling reactions

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1. Light or acid? Suppressing water deactivation in SAF production via phenyl-mediated charge transfer in WOx/ZrOx-functionalised PMOs, Applied Catalysis O: Open, Volume 209, December 2025, 207078