Density functional theory study of side-chain alkylation of toluene with formaldehyde over alkali-exchanged zeolite

Add time:09/28/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

The adsorption of the alkali-metal cation (M = Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+) and the reaction mechanism of the side-chain alkylation of toluene with formaldehyde over MY basic zeolite (M = Rb+ and Cs+) were investigated using density functional theory calculations. During co-adsorption, the zeolite adsorbs toluene preferentially and then formaldehyde. The side-chain alkylation in MY zeolite (M = Rb+ and Cs+) consists of the following two steps: toluene reacts with formaldehyde to obtain phenyl ethanol, and then the intramolecular dehydration of phenyl ethanol produces styrene and water. Phenethyl alcohol dehydroxylation is the rate-controlling step. Although the activation energy is similar in Rb+- and Cs+-modified zeolite (63.09 and 62.20 kcal mol−1), the products are much easily removed from the system in Cs+-modified zeolite. Scilicet, Cs+-modified zeolite is a suitable catalyst during the side-chain alkylation of toluene.

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