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Title: | Immobilization of aluminum chloride on MCM-41 as a new catalyst system for liquid-phase isopropylation of naphthalene | Authors: | Zhao, X.S. Lu, M.G.Q. Song, C. |
Keywords: | Aluminum chloride Isopropylation of naphthalene MCM-41 Silylation |
Issue Date: | 2-Jan-2003 | Citation: | Zhao, X.S., Lu, M.G.Q., Song, C. (2003-01-02). Immobilization of aluminum chloride on MCM-41 as a new catalyst system for liquid-phase isopropylation of naphthalene. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 191 (1) : 67-74. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1381-1169(02)00366-7 | Abstract: | A great deal of effort has been made at searching for alternative catalysts to replace conventional Lewis acid catalyst aluminum trichloride (AlCl3). In this paper, immobilization of AlCl3 on mesoporous MCM-41 silica with and without modification was carried out. The catalytic properties of the immobilized catalyst systems for liquid-phase isopropylation of naphthalene were studied and compared with those of H/MCM-41 and H/mordenite. The structures of the surface-immobilized aluminum chloride catalysts were studied and identified by using solid-state magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), nitrogen adsorption, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The catalytic activity of the immobilized catalysts was found to be similar to that of acidic mordenite zeolite. A significant enhancement in the selectivity of 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene (2,6-DIPN) was observed over the immobilized aluminum chloride catalysts. Immobilization of aluminum chloride on mesoporous silica coupled with surface silylation is a promising way of developing alternative catalyst system for liquid-phase Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/92040 | ISSN: | 13811169 | DOI: | 10.1016/S1381-1169(02)00366-7 |
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