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We report here that L-rhamnose, a less popular renewable and commercially available carbohydrate, can be used as a potential raw material to generate 5-methylfurfural (MF). In particular, nearly 100% yield of MF was achieved over 7 consecutive cycles in NaCl solution containing AlCl3 within 30 min, thus providing an alternative and industrializable way for the production of the potential bio-platform compound MF.

99% yield of 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) was achieved from biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with novel CuNPs@ZIF-8 using a relatively low hydrogen pressure and short reaction time. The activation energy of transformation of HMF to DHMF is only 39 kJ mol−1 and the TOF value reached is 21 h−1. The coexistence of Cu1 and Cu0 in Cu species is demonstrated to contribute to the high activity for the hydrogenation of HMF to DHMF.