Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Anatase as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Enhanced Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose in Water.

Hybrid organic-inorganic anatase (hybrid-TiO ) is prepared by a facile hydrothermal synthesis method employing citric acid. The synthetic approach results in a high surface-area nanocrystalline anatase polymorph of TiO . The uncalcined hybrid-TiO is directly studied as a catalyst for the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF).