Ultra-selective cycloaddition of dimethylfuran for renewable p-xylene with H-BEA

p-Xylene, the precursor for PET bottles, was synthesized at 90% yield by [4 + 2] cycloaddition of biomass-derived ethylene and dimethylfuran followed by subsequent dehydration with Beta zeolite.

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Published inGreen chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 585 - 588
Main Authors Chang, Chun-Chih, Green, Sara K, Williams, CLuke, Dauenhauer, Paul J, Fan, Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
Subjects
Bottles
Cycloaddition
Dehydration
Ethylene
Polyethylene terephthalates
Precursors
Zeolites
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Summary:p-Xylene, the precursor for PET bottles, was synthesized at 90% yield by [4 + 2] cycloaddition of biomass-derived ethylene and dimethylfuran followed by subsequent dehydration with Beta zeolite.
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ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/c3gc40740c