Etherification of benzyl alcohols with 1-hexanol over organosulfonic acid mesostructured materials

Etherification of benzyl alcohols with 1-hexanol was performed in liquid phase over propyl- and arene-SO3H modified mesostructured SBA-15 silica. H2O TPD measurements indicate a stronger interaction of arenesulfonic acid sites with water molecules than that occurring in propylsulfonic groups. Hence,...

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Autores: van Grieken, Rafael, Melero, Juan Antonio, Morales, Gabriel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/3888
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/3888
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
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Sumario:Etherification of benzyl alcohols with 1-hexanol was performed in liquid phase over propyl- and arene-SO3H modified mesostructured SBA-15 silica. H2O TPD measurements indicate a stronger interaction of arenesulfonic acid sites with water molecules than that occurring in propylsulfonic groups. Hence, the higher catalytic activity of propylsulfonic modified SBA-15 material is related to the more hydrophobic microenvironment of -SO3H sites which reduces the acid site deactivation associated with adsorption of water generated during the reaction. Moreover, propyl- and arene-sulfonic functionalized SBA-15 material show a clear improvement of the catalytic performances as compared to other commercial homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts in this particular reaction.