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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Industry:
2-Methylheptane is used as a solvent for various chemical processes, including the production of rubber and other synthetic materials. Its ability to dissolve a wide range of substances makes it a valuable component in the chemical industry.
Used in Petroleum Industry:
As a standard for measuring the octane rating of gasoline, 2-Methylheptane plays a crucial role in the petroleum industry. Its use helps determine the performance and quality of gasoline, ensuring that engines run efficiently and effectively.
Used in Research and Development:
2-Methylheptane is utilized as a reference compound in scientific research and development. Its well-defined chemical structure and properties make it an ideal candidate for studying the behavior of branched-chain alkanes and their interactions with other compounds.
Used as a Soaking Agent:
In certain applications, 2-Methylheptane is used as a soaking agent to soften materials or facilitate the extraction of substances. Its ability to penetrate and dissolve various materials makes it a useful tool in specific industrial processes.
Health and Safety Considerations:
While 2-Methylheptane has numerous industrial applications, it is essential to handle it with caution due to its potential health effects. Inhalation of its vapors can be harmful and cause irritation to the respiratory system. Therefore, it should be stored in a well-ventilated area and handled with appropriate safety measures in place.

InChI:InChI=1/C8H18/c1-4-5-6-7-8(2)3/h8H,4-7H2,1-3H3

Upstream product

• 111-65-9 octane 
• 625-25-2 2-Methyl-2-heptanol 
• 18720-62-2 2-methyl-3-heptanol 
• 21570-35-4 2-methyl-4-heptanol 
• 627-97-4 2-methyl-2-heptene 
• 5026-76-6 6-methylhept-1-ene 
• 7270-50-0 6-methyl-1,5-heptadiene 
• 15870-10-7 2-methylhept-1-ene 
• 6766-54-7 2-methyl-1,5-heptadiene 
• 541-28-6 isopentyl iodide 
• 107-08-4 1-iodo-propane 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 111-66-0 oct-1-ene 
• 88523-50-6 2-isocyano-2-methylheptane 

Downstream Products

• 108-38-3 m-xylene 
• 79803-30-8 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1-pentanol 
• 55310-60-6 2,2-Dimethyl-3-isopropyl-1-butanol 
• 107-21-1 ethylene glycol 
• 75-28-5 Isobutane 
• 78-78-4 methylbutane 
• 625-25-2 2-Methyl-2-heptanol 
• 589-53-7 4-methylheptane 
• 592-13-2 2,5-dimethylhexane 
• 589-43-5 2,4-dimethylhexane 
• 589-81-1 3-methylheptane 
• 187737-37-7 propene 
• 107-40-4 2,4,4-trimethylpent-2-ene 
• 74-84-0 ethane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Enhanced activity and selectivity in n-octane isomerization using a bifunctional SCILL catalyst

Bifunctional Solid Catalyst with Ionic Liquid Layer (SCILL) systems are presented and applied in the skeleton isomerization of n-octane in a slurry-phase reaction mode. It is demonstrated that Pt on silica, coated with a thin film of acidic chloroaluminate ionic liquid exhibits remarkable catalytic performance under mild conditions in the presence of hydrogen. Interestingly, both selectivity and activity of n-octane isomerization increase in these systems as a function of hydrogen pressure. This does not only suggest a hydrogenation activity of the catalytic Pt-centers embedded in the strongly Lewis acidic ionic liquid but also a significant increase in the proton acidity in this system as a function of the hydrogen pressure.

Metal-Organic Framework-Confined Single-Site Base-Metal Catalyst for Chemoselective Hydrodeoxygenation of Carbonyls and Alcohols

Chemoselective deoxygenation of carbonyls and alcohols using hydrogen by heterogeneous base-metal catalysts is crucial for the sustainable production of fine chemicals and biofuels. We report an aluminum metal-organic framework (DUT-5) node support cobalt(II) hydride, which is a highly chemoselective and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for deoxygenation of a range of aromatic and aliphatic ketones, aldehydes, and primary and secondary alcohols, including biomass-derived substrates under 1 bar H2. The single-site cobalt catalyst (DUT-5-CoH) was easily prepared by postsynthetic metalation of the secondary building units (SBUs) of DUT-5 with CoCl2 followed by the reaction of NaEt3BH. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) indicated the presence of CoII and AlIII centers in DUT-5-CoH and DUT-5-Co after catalysis. The coordination environment of the cobalt center of DUT-5-Co before and after catalysis was established by extended X-ray fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS) and density functional theory. The kinetic and computational data suggest reversible carbonyl coordination to cobalt preceding the turnover-limiting step, which involves 1,2-insertion of the coordinated carbonyl into the cobalt-hydride bond. The unique coordination environment of the cobalt ion ligated by oxo-nodes within the porous framework and the rate independency on the pressure of H2 allow the deoxygenation reactions chemoselectively under ambient hydrogen pressure.

Highly selective aromatization and isomerization of N-alkanes from bimetallic Pt-Zn nanoparticles supported on a uniform aluminosilicate

A bimetallic-support interaction through Pt-Zn nanoparticles and uniform compact cylindrical ZSM-5 particles shows selectivity over 90% towards BTX and i-octane at controlled 60% conversion with negligible coke formation when reforming n-octane. This is a significant improvement compared to alternative Pt-Zn on conventional ZSM-5, with a selectivity of less than 40%.

A Heterogeneous Metal-Free Catalyst for Hydrogenation: Lewis Acid–Base Pairs Integrated into a Carbon Lattice

Designing heterogeneous metal-free catalysts for hydrogenation is a long-standing challenge in catalysis. Nanodiamond-based carbon materials were prepared that are surface-doped with electron-rich nitrogen and electron-deficient boron. The two heteroatoms are directly bonded to each other to form unquenched Lewis pairs with infinite π-electron donation from the surrounding graphitic structure. Remarkably, these Lewis pairs can split H2 to form H+/H? pairs, which subsequently serve as the active species for hydrogenation of different substrates. This unprecedented finding sheds light on the uptake of H2 across carbon-based materials and suggests that dual Lewis acidity–basicity on the carbon surface may be used to heterogeneously activate a variety of small molecules.

One-step hydroprocessing of fatty acids into renewable aromatic hydrocarbons over Ni/HZSM-5: Insights into the major reaction pathways

For high caloricity and stability in bio-aviation fuels, a certain content of aromatic hydrocarbons (AHCs, 8-25 wt%) is crucial. Fatty acids, obtained from waste or inedible oils, are a renewable and economic feedstock for AHC production. Considerable amounts of AHCs, up to 64.61 wt%, were produced through the one-step hydroprocessing of fatty acids over Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts. Hydrogenation, hydrocracking, and aromatization constituted the principal AHC formation processes. At a lower temperature, fatty acids were first hydrosaturated and then hydrodeoxygenated at metal sites to form long-chain hydrocarbons. Alternatively, the unsaturated fatty acids could be directly deoxygenated at acid sites without first being saturated. The long-chain hydrocarbons were cracked into gases such as ethane, propane, and C6-C8 olefins over the catalysts' Br?nsted acid sites; these underwent Diels-Alder reactions on the catalysts' Lewis acid sites to form AHCs. C6-C8 olefins were determined as critical intermediates for AHC formation. As the Ni content in the catalyst increased, the Br?nsted-acid site density was reduced due to coverage by the metal nanoparticles. Good performance was achieved with a loading of 10 wt% Ni, where the Ni nanoparticles exhibited a polyhedral morphology which exposed more active sites for aromatization.

PdAu alloy nanoparticles encapsulated by PPI-g-MWCNTs as a novel catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation of alkenes under mild conditions

The synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of bimetallic PdAu encapsulated on polypropylene imine grafted multi-wall carbon nanotubes hybrid materials have been reported. The results show that the catalyst induces a highly activity and chemoselective hydrogenation of less hindered alkenes to the corresponding alkanes using hydrogen gas in environmentally friendly solvents H2O/EtOH at 50 °C with high yields. The characterization of catalyst was confirmed by FT-IR, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction.

PROCESS FOR PREPARING JET FUEL FROM MOLECULES DERIVED FROM BIOMASS

The invention relates to a process for preparing jet fuel or jet fuel precursors which comprises the treatment of a charge derived from biomass, the said charge comprising at least one compound chosen from terpenes of formula [CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2]n, in which n is an integer of from 2 to 12, the carbon chain of which is linear, cyclic or branched, or cyclic or branched terpenes as defined previously, which have been chemically modified by oxidation and/or rearrangement of the carbon backbone, the said process comprising a cycloaddition step (i) followed by a cracking and hydrogenation step (ii).

The use of ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C-C bonds

The performance of well-defined ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles (NPs) as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C-C and CX bonds is reported. Monodisperse iron nanoparticles of about 2 nm size are synthesized by the decomposition of {Fe(N[Si(CH3)3]2) 2}2 under dihydrogen. They are found to be active for the hydrogenation of various alkenes and alkynes under mild conditions and weakly active for CO bond hydrogenation.

Ring opening of decalin via hydrogenolysis on Ir/- and Pt/silica catalysts

The catalytic conversion of cis-decalin was studied at a hydrogen pressure of 5.2 MPa and temperatures of 250-410 °C on iridium and platinum supported on non-acidic silica. The absence of catalytically active Br?nsted acid sites was indicated by both FT-IR spectroscopy with pyridine as a probe and the selectivities in a catalytic test reaction, viz. the hydroconversion of n-octane. On iridium/silica, decalin hydroconversion starts at ca. 250-300 °C, and no skeletal isomerization occurs. The first step is rather hydrogenolytic opening of one six-membered ring to form the direct ring-opening products butylcyclohexane, 1-methyl-2-propylcyclohexane and 1,2- diethylcyclohexane. These show a consecutive hydrogenolysis, either of an endocyclic carboncarbon bond into open-chain decanes or of an exocyclic carboncarbon bond resulting primarily in methane and C9 naphthenes. The latter can undergo a further endocyclic hydrogenolysis leading to open-chain nonanes. All individual C10 and C9 hydrocarbons predicted by this direct ring-opening mechanism were identified in the products generated on the iridium/silica catalysts. The carbon-number distributions of the hydrocracked products C9- show a peculiar shape resembling a hammock and could be readily predicted by simulation of the direct ring-opening mechanism. Platinum on silica was found to require temperatures around 350-400 °C at which relatively large amounts of tetralin and naphthalene are formed. The most abundant primary products on Pt/silica are spiro[4.5]decane and butylcyclohexane which can be readily accounted for by the well known platinum-induced mechanisms described in the literature for smaller model hydrocarbons, namely the bond-shift isomerization mechanism and hydrogenolysis of a secondary-tertiary carboncarbon bond in decalin.

Impact of cationic surfactant chain length during SAPO-11 molecular sieve synthesis on structure, acidity, and n-octane isomerization to di-methyl hexanes

The structure, acidity, and n-octane di-branched isomerization of SAPO-11 synthesized with surfactants of different chain lengths in water-propanol system were investigated. The results showed that with the increasing chain length of surfactants, the crys