- Monoterpenes etherification reactions with alkyl alcohols over cesium partially exchanged Keggin heteropoly salts: effects of catalyst composition
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In this work, cesium partially exchanged Keggin heteropolyacid (HPA) salts were prepared, characterized, and evaluated as solid catalysts in monoterpenes etherification reactions with alkyl alcohols. A comparison of the activity of soluble HPAs and their insoluble cesium salts showed that among three different Keggin anions the phosphotungstate was the most efficient catalyst. Assessments on the effects of the level of the protons exchange by cesium cations demonstrated that Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 solid salt was the most active and selective phosphotungstate catalyst, converting β-pinene to α-terpinyl methyl ether. The influences of the main reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, time, catalyst load, substrate nature (i.e., alcohols and monoterpenes) were investigated. We have demonstrated that the simultaneous presence of the cesium ions and protons in the catalyst plays an essential role, being the 2.5–0.5 the optimum molar ratio. The Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 salt was efficiently recovered and reused without loss of catalytic activity. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
- da Silva, Márcio José,Lopes, Neide Paloma Goncalves,Ferreira, Sukarno Olavo,da Silva, Rene Chagas,Natalino, Ricardo,Chaves, Diego Morais,Texeira, Milena Galdino
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p. 153 - 168
(2020/07/21)
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- Exploring the Keggin-Type Heteropolyacid-Catalyzed Reaction Pathways of the Β-Pinene with Alkyl Alcohols
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Abstract: In this work, we investigated the activity of Keggin heteropolyacid catalysts (i.e., H3PW12O40, H3PMo12O40 and H4SiW12O40) in β-pinene reactions with alkyl alcohols (i.e. methyl, ethyl, propyl, sec-propyl, butyl and sec-butyl alcohols), and exploring the different aspects that drive the selectivity of this process. We have found that carbon skeletal rearrangements and isomerization providing intermediate carbocations that controlling the reaction selectivity. β-pinene was preferentially converted to α-terpinyl ion which undergoes a nucleophilic attack of alcohol providing alkyl alcohol. Bornyl ion was converted to bornyl and fenchyl ethers. The other secondary products were β-pinene isomers obtained from bornyl and α-terpinyl carbocations. Phosphotungstic acid (i.e., H3PW12O40) was the most active catalyst and selective toward the main product (α-terpinyl alkyl ether); the highest conversion (ca. 96%) and ether selectivity (ca. 61%) was achieved in the reactions with β-pinene. Although having also been alkoxylate, α-pinene was less reactive (ca. 40%), while camphene and limonene remained unreactive under reaction conditions studied. An increase of temperature resulted in an improvement on conversion of β-pinene and selectivity toward α-terpinyl methyl ether. Similarly, the H3PW12O40 concentration played a crucial role on reaction selectivity. This work presents positive features such as a short reaction time, high atom economy, mild reaction conditions (i.e., low temperature and room pressure). Even though soluble the catalyst was easily recovered by liquid -liquid extraction and efficiently reused. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
- Polo, Henrique Priori,Lopes, Neide Paloma Goncalves,da Silva, Márcio José
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p. 2844 - 2853
(2019/05/28)
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- Hydroalkoxylation of non-activated olefins catalysed by Lewis superacids in alcoholic solvents: an eco-friendly reaction
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Lewis superacids such as tin(IV) triflate catalyse the intermolecular addition of primary alcohols to non-activated olefins under mild conditions.
- Lemechko, Pierre,Grau, Fanny,Antoniotti, Sylvain,Du?ach, Elisabet
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p. 5731 - 5734
(2008/02/09)
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