| 초록 |
Oxidation of tetralin has high impact on commercial aspects, since its oxidation product α-tetralone is used for the production of α-naphthol and starting material for the commercial insecticide namely Carbaryl. In addition, α-tetralone can be used as an additive to diesel fuel to enhance the cetane number. In this work, we report our experimental findings on tetralin oxidation over Cr-, Co, and Fe- containing mesoporous MCM-41 and hexagonal aluminophosphate (HMA) catalysts using tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the oxidant and chlorobenzene as the solvent. The reaction results show that HMA metal series showed better performance towards tetralin oxidation than MCM-41 series. The activity of these catalysts followed the order: CrHMA ＞ CoHMA ≈ FeHMA. Chromium was more active and selective element than others. A more detailed study of this reaction is being undertaken by varying reaction parameters with different reaction temperature, oxidants, reactants molar ratios, and catalyst loading. |
