Etherification of Ethanol and iso-Propanol with iso-Butylene Over Sulfonic Resin Catalysts of Various Morphology

It was established that the “turnover frequency” of the etherification reactions of ethanol and iso-propanol with iso-butylene depends on the morphology of the sulfonic resin catalysts which determines the accessibility of the acid sites to the reagents. It was found that the morphology of the sulfo...

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Published inTheoretical and experimental chemistry Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 184 - 189
Main Authors Serebrii, T. G., Vlasenko, N. V., Kochkin, Yu. N., Strizhak, P. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.07.2016
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Alcohol
Alcohol, Denatured
Butylene
Catalysts
Chemical tests and reagents
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Morphology
Reagents
iso-propanol
ethyl tert-butyl ether
sulfonic resin
acid site
ethanol
iso-propyl tert-butyl ether
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Summary:It was established that the “turnover frequency” of the etherification reactions of ethanol and iso-propanol with iso-butylene depends on the morphology of the sulfonic resin catalysts which determines the accessibility of the acid sites to the reagents. It was found that the morphology of the sulfonic resins has a stronger effect than ethanol on their activity in the etherification of iso-propanol. With improved accessibility of the acid site the predominant factors influencing the formation rate of the ethers are the basicity, polarity, and size of the reagent molecules.
ISSN:0040-5760
1573-935X
DOI:10.1007/s11237-016-9467-5