Cyclopentanone as an Alternative Linking Reactant for Heterogeneously Catalyzed Furfural Aldol Condensation
- 4 April 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in ChemCatChem
- Vol. 9 (10) , 1765-1770
Abstract
The use of cyclopentanone, instead of acetone, in the synthesis of diesel precursors by furfural aldol condensation is proposed. This reaction is catalyzed by a magnesium–zirconium mixed oxide. To optimize the C15 selectivity, different temperatures (293, 303, 313, and 323 K) and initial furfural/cyclopentanone ratios (1:1, 3:1, 5:1, and 10:1) were tested. Under the optimum conditions, yields for the desired C15 adduct are higher than 60 % in less than 4 h under mild conditions (303 K).Keywords
Funding Information
- Spanish Ministry for Economy and and Competitiveness (CTQ2014-52956-C3-1-R)
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