Friedel Crafts acylation of aromatic compounds over arenesulfonic containing mesostructured SBA-15 materials

Arenesulfonic modified mesostructured SBA-15 is shown as an active catalyst for acylation of aromatic compounds using acetic anhydride as acylating agent. The arenesulfonic acid-centers located within the mesostructured SBA-15 show a greater reaction rate (normalised on the concentration of sulfonic...

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Authors: Melero, Juan A., van Grieken, Rafael, Morales, Gabriel, Nuño, Vanesa
Format: article
Publication Date:2004
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repository:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/3751
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/3751
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Química
2391 Química Ambiental
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Summary:Arenesulfonic modified mesostructured SBA-15 is shown as an active catalyst for acylation of aromatic compounds using acetic anhydride as acylating agent. The arenesulfonic acid-centers located within the mesostructured SBA-15 show a greater reaction rate (normalised on the concentration of sulfonic groups) as compared to other sulfonated catalysts and even in solventless conditions. This high activity is accompanied with a remarkable stability without leaching of sulphur species during the reaction. Moreover, an increase of the amount of acid centres does not modify the activity of the material per acid center. Thus, this work introduces a new application of these sulfonated mesostructured materials, not described in literature up to now, and in an important organic reaction.