The invention discloses a preparation method of 2,5-dimethylfuran and relates to 2,5-dimethylfuran. A
furan aldehyde compound serving as a substrate is added into an
organic solvent to prepare a reaction substrate solution; the reaction substrate solution,
anhydrous formic acid and a non-precious-
metal catalyst are mixed and put into a reaction kettle,
nitrogen gas is used for replacing dischargedair, heating and stirring are conducted for
hydrodeoxygenation, and 2,5-dimethylfuran is obtained. The prepared supported non-precious-
metal Ni-Cu / SBA-15 serves as a catalyst,
formic acid serves as ahydrogen donor, and the
furan aldehyde compound is subjected to
catalytic transfer hydrogenation to synthesize DMF. The whole process is simple and easy to operate, the cost is low, the
reaction system is green, the catalyst is high in activity, the selectivity of DMF is high, the yield is high, and the method has a wide industrial application prospect. Direct use of H2 is avoided,
formic acid isused as a
hydrogen source, 2,5-dimethylfuran is convenient to store and use, the requirement of a reaction
solvent for the
hydrogen solubility is reduced, the hydrogenation effect is good, the synthesis method is simple, the method is easy to operate, and
energy consumption is low.