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79-92-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Highly-selective solvent-free catalytic isomerization of α-pinene to camphene over reusable titanate nanotubes
Huang, Geng,Liu, Jian,Su, Shengpei,Yin, Dulin,Zhou, Shuolin
, p. 10606 - 10611 (2020)
Titanate nanotubes, prepared by the hydrothermal reconstitution and modification with hydrochloric acid, were tested as solid acid catalysts in the isomerization of α-pinene under solvent free conditions. The results showed that titanate nanotubes have be
Monoterpenes etherification reactions with alkyl alcohols over cesium partially exchanged Keggin heteropoly salts: effects of catalyst composition
da Silva, Márcio José,Lopes, Neide Paloma Goncalves,Ferreira, Sukarno Olavo,da Silva, Rene Chagas,Natalino, Ricardo,Chaves, Diego Morais,Texeira, Milena Galdino
, p. 153 - 168 (2020/07/21)
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.]
Discovering Monoterpene Catalysis Inside Nanocapsules with Multiscale Modeling and Experiments
Pahima, Efrat,Zhang, Qi,Tiefenbacher, Konrad,Major, Dan T.
, p. 6234 - 6246 (2019/04/25)
Large-scale production of natural products, such as terpenes, presents a significant scientific and technological challenge. One promising approach to tackle this problem is chemical synthesis inside nanocapsules, although enzyme-like control of such chemistry has not yet been achieved. In order to better understand the complex chemistry inside nanocapsules, we design a multiscale nanoreactor simulation approach. The nanoreactor simulation protocol consists of hybrid quantum mechanics-molecular mechanics-based high temperature Langevin molecular dynamics simulations. Using this approach we model the tail-to-head formation of monoterpenes inside a resorcin[4]arene-based capsule (capsule I). We provide a rationale for the experimentally observed kinetics of monoterpene product formation and product distribution using capsule I, and we explain why additional stable monoterpenes, like camphene, are not observed. On the basis of the in-capsule I simulations, and mechanistic insights, we propose that feeding the capsule with pinene can yield camphene, and this proposal is verified experimentally. This suggests that the capsule may direct the dynamic reaction cascades by virtue of π-cation interactions.
A porous Br?nsted superacid as an efficient and durable solid catalyst
Sun, Qi,Hu, Kewei,Leng, Kunyue,Yi, Xianfeng,Aguila, Briana,Sun, Yinyong,Zheng, Anmin,Meng, Xiangju,Ma, Shengqian,Xiao, Feng-Shou
supporting information, p. 18712 - 18719 (2018/10/15)
The development of catalysts able to assist industrial chemical transformations is a topic of high importance. In view of the versatile catalytic capabilities of acid catalysts, extensive research efforts are being made to develop porous superacid materials with a high density of accessible active sites to replace molecular acid catalysts. Herein, we report the rational development of a porous Br?nsted superacid by combining important elements that target high strength acidity into one material, as demonstrated by grafting the sulfonic acid group onto a highly fluorinated porous framework, where the acid strength and stability are greatly enhanced by an electron-withdrawing environment provided by the polymer backbone, reminiscent of that seen in Nafion resin. In addition, the densely arranged acid groups that are confined in the three-dimensional nanospace facilitate the transfer of hydrons, thereby further increasing the acidity. By virtue of the pore structure and strong acidity, this system exhibits excellent performance for a wide range of reactions, far outperforming commercial acid resins under repeated batch and flow reaction conditions. Our findings demonstrate how this synthetic approach may instruct the future design of heterogeneous acid catalysts with advantageous reaction capabilities and stability.
Bifunctional catalyst Pd-Al-MCM-41 for efficient dimerization-hydrogenation of β-pinene in one pot
Zhang, Song,Xu, Chao,Zhai, Guoqing,Zhao, Mingliang,Xian, Mo,Jia, Yuxiang,Yu, Zongjiang,Liu, Fusheng,Jian, Fangfang,Sun, Weizhi
, p. 47539 - 47546 (2017/10/19)
A new type of bimetallic palladium and aluminum incorporated mobile crystalline materials (Pd-Al-MCM-41) as bifunctional catalysts has been hydrothermally synthesized. Characterization shows that these molecular materials exhibit an ordered mesoporous structure, high surface area and a good dispersion of palladium in the frame. The catalytic activity of the Pd-Al-MCM-41 for the dimerization-hydrogenation reaction system of β-pinene in one pot has been systematically studied. Pd0.5-Al30-MCM-41 (SiO2/Al2O3 = 30, 0.5 wt% palladium content) was found to be the best catalyst which gave a dimer yield of up to 64.7%. It is worth noting that palladium shows a good synergic catalytic effect with aluminum in the dimerization reaction and enhances the dimerization yield. Furthermore, the bifunctional catalyst displayed a good activity over 4 runs.
Catalytic and physicochemical properties of modified natural clinoptilolite
Dziedzicka, Anna,Sulikowski, Bogdan,Ruggiero-Miko?ajczyk, Ma?gorzata
, p. 50 - 58 (2015/11/02)
A natural specimen from the deposit at Ku?in (Slovakia), rich in clinoptilolite type zeolite, was dealuminated using HCl solutions of increasing concentration (0.05-11.5 M). The samples were characterized by XRD, sorption of nitrogen, TPD of ammonia, FT IR and NMR spectroscopies. The preparations modified under mild conditions (acid concentration, temperature of dealumination) retained largely their crystallinity and acidity, and were active in the liquid phase isomerization of α-pinene. Upon more severe treatments, the samples became partially amorphous and lost their catalytic activity. The kinetics of α-pinene isomerization was studied over the most active catalysts. The reaction rate constants and apparent energies of activation were obtained. Initial reaction rates over the clinoptilolite type catalysts were compared with other acidic catalysts, including ferrierite-type zeolites.
Acidic functionalized ionic liquids as catalyst for the isomerization of α-pinene to camphene
Liu, Yue,Li, Lu,Xie, Cong Xia
, p. 559 - 569 (2016/04/26)
An acidic functionalized ionic liquids (ILs) [HSO3-(CH2)3-NEt3]Cl-ZnCl2 was synthesized and used to catalyze the isomerization of α-pinene in a homogeneous system. The optimum conditions for isomerization were obtained as follows: n(α-pinene):n(ILs) = 9:1, reaction temperature 140 °C, and reaction time 4 h, α-pinene 0.04 mol. Under the optimal conditions, the conversion of α-pinene was 97.6 % and the selectivity for camphene could reach 64.8 %. In addition, the catalyst could be easily separated by centrifugation after the isomerization completely finished. When the ILs were repeatedly used for four times, the conversion of α-pinene and the selectivity for camphene were still excellent, indicating the superb recycle ability of the acidic functionalized ILs catalyst.
Selective methoxylation of α-pinene to α-terpinyl methyl ether over Al3+ ion-exchanged clays
Catrinescu,Fernandes,Castilho,Breen
, p. 171 - 179 (2015/05/05)
In this study, we report the use of clay-based catalysts in the methoxylation of α-pinene, for the selective synthesis of α-terpinyl methyl ether, TME. The main reaction products and intermediates were identified by GC-MS. The reaction conditions (stirring rate and catalyst load) that afford a kinetic regime were established. SAz-1 (Cheto, Arizona, USA) source clay and a montmorillonite (SD) from Porto Santo, Madeira Archipelago, Portugal, were modified by ion-exchange with Al3+ to produce catalysts with markedly different acidities and textural properties. The catalysts based on the high layer-charge SAz-1 montmorillonite proved to be the most active. Ion-exchange with Al3+, followed by thermal activation at 150°C, afforded the highest number of Br?nsted acid sites - a significant proportion of which were located in the clay gallery - and this coincided with the maximum catalytic activity. The influence of various reaction conditions, to maximize α-pinene conversion and selectivity, was studied over AlSAz-1. When the reaction was performed for 1 h at 60°C, the conversion reached 65% with 65% selectivity towards the mono-ether, TME. Similar conversions and selectivities required up to 50 h over zeolites and other solid acid catalysts. The kinetic dependencies of this reaction on temperature and reagent concentration, over the selected clays were also investigated. It was established that, in the temperature and reagent concentration regime studied, the reaction was first order with respect to α-pinene. The apparent activation energies over the two catalysts, calculated from Arrhenius plots, were almost identical at 72 kJ mol-1.
Hydrothermal synthesis of single-crystalline mesoporous beta zeolite assisted by N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
Liu, Lijia,Wang, Hongbin,Wang, Runwei,Zeng, Shangjing,Ni, Ling,Zhang, Daliang,Zhu, Liangkui,Zou, Houbing,Qiu, Shilun,Zhang, Zongtao
, p. 39297 - 39300 (2014/11/08)
Highly crystalline beta zeolite with large intracrystalline mesopores has been facilely synthesized via the introduction of low-cost N-methyl-2- pyrrolidone (NMP) into common TEAOH-based zeolite synthesis mixtures, which exhibited remarkably higher catalytic activity contrast than conventional porous catalysts (ZSM-5, beta and Al-MCM-41) in acid-catalyzed reactions involving large molecules.
