CATALYTIC REARRANGEMENT OF TETRAHYDRODICYCLOPENTADIENE TO ADAMANTANE OVER Y-ZEOLITE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1986.315

Bifunctional rare-earth exchanged Y zeolite, has the high catalytic activity for the synthesis of adamantane from tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene in the presence of hydrogen and hydrogen chloride, in a fixed bed flow system.The catalyst deactivated by pore plugging with deposited hydrocarbons can be almost completely regenerated by hydrocracking.