Molybdenum oxide/γ-alumina: an efficient solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of nopol by Prins reaction

Prins condensation of β-pinene with paraformaldehyde was carried out over MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst in liquid phase. MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts with different loadings were synthesized by impregnation method and characterized by XRD, N 2 sorption, NH 3 -TPD, UV-DRS, TEM and SEM. The surface area,...

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Published in:RSC advances Vol. 5; no. 113; pp. 93452 - 93462
Main Authors: Marakatti, Vijaykumar S, Mumbaraddi, Dundappa, Shanbhag, Ganapati V, Halgeri, Anand B, Maradur, Sanjeev P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01.01.2015
Subjects:
acidity
aluminum oxide
beta-pinene
catalysts
catalytic activity
condensation reactions
dielectric properties
liquids
molybdenum
nitrogen
scanning electron microscopy
silica
solvents
sorption
surface area
temperature
titanium dioxide
transmission electron microscopy
X-ray diffraction
zirconium oxide
ISSN:2046-2069, 2046-2069
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Summary:Prins condensation of β-pinene with paraformaldehyde was carried out over MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst in liquid phase. MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts with different loadings were synthesized by impregnation method and characterized by XRD, N 2 sorption, NH 3 -TPD, UV-DRS, TEM and SEM. The surface area, TEM and UV-DRS measurements reveal complete coverage of alumina support by MoO x was achieved between 9 and 11 wt% loading in which the molybdenum is present as octahedral and tetrahedral species in the form of a monolayer domain and small clusters of MoO x . The effect of MoO x loading and calcination temperature of the catalysts on total acidity and catalytic activity in the Prins reaction were correlated. The total surface acid density of MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 increased with an increase in MoO x loading until 11 wt% and further loading decreased the acidity. Among the different supports, ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , SiO 2 and Nb 2 O 5 , γ-Al 2 O 3 exhibited the best performance. The influence of solvent on the Prins reaction in terms of dielectric constant, acceptor and donor number was investigated. Solvents with both AN and DN in the range of 10 to 20 were suitable to facilitate the reaction. The effect of reaction temperature, catalyst amount, reactant mole ratio and reusability of the catalyst for the Prins reaction were investigated. The 11 wt% MoO x loaded on γ-Al 2 O 3 showed the best performance with 96% β-pinene conversion with 86% nopol selectivity. Prins condensation of β-pinene with paraformaldehyde was carried out over MoO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst in liquid phase.
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ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c5ra12106j