Alkylation–acylation of p-xylene with γ-butyrolactone or vinylacetic acid catalyzed by heteropolyacid supported on silica

Kamiya, Y; Ooka, Y; Obara, C; Ohnishi, R; Fujita, T; Kurata, Y; Tsuji, K; Nakajyo, T; Okuhara, T

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854632

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Journal Article

Year

2007

HERO ID 854632
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Year 2007
Title Alkylation–acylation of p-xylene with γ-butyrolactone or vinylacetic acid catalyzed by heteropolyacid supported on silica
Authors Kamiya, Y; Ooka, Y; Obara, C; Ohnishi, R; Fujita, T; Kurata, Y; Tsuji, K; Nakajyo, T; Okuhara, T
Journal Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume 262
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 77-85
Abstract Friedel-Crafts-type reaction of p-xylene with gamma-butyrolactone or vinylacetic acid over H4SiW12O40 supported on SiO2 have been investigated with different loadings of H4SiW12O40. The catalytic performance of H4SiW12O40/SiO2 have been compared with those of typical solid acid catalysts such as zeolites, ion-exchanged resins, and binary oxides. H4SiW12O40 supported on SiO2 was superior in activity and selectivity to 5,8-dimethyl-alpha-tetralone compared to other catalysts for the reaction between p-xylene and gamma-butyrolactone. SiO2-supported H4SiW12O40 also was efficient for the formation of 3,4,7-tetramethyl-alpha-indanone from p-xylene and vinylacetic acid. The formation of 5,8-dimethyl-a-tetralone is extremely sensitive to the load of H4SiW12O40 on SiO2, reaching a maximum at approximately 30 wt%, due to the change in the acid amount of the outermost surface as determined by benzonitrile-temperature programmed desorption. By analogy with reaction between 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and gamma-butyrolactone, the reaction pathway involves initial alkylation of p-xylene with gamma-butyrolactone, followed by intramolecular acylation to 5,8-dimethyl-alpha-tetralone, which was supported by quantum calculations of gamma-butyrolactone and protonated gamma-butyrolactone. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.08.055
Wosid WOS:000244183400012
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1381116906011290
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Keyword heteropolyacid; Friedel-Crafts reaction; gamma-butyrolactone; vinylacetic acid
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