Vapor-phase reactions of catechol with dimethyl carbonate. Part IV: Synthesis of catechol carbonate over alumina loaded with cesium hydroxide

Fu Y; Baba T; Ono Y

Applied Catalysis A: General, Vol.178, No.2, 219-223, 1999

DOI10.1016/S0926-860X(98)00294-4 Export Citation

Vapor-phase reactions of catechol with dimethyl carbonate. Part IV: Synthesis of catechol carbonate over alumina loaded with cesium hydroxide

Fu Y, Baba T, Ono Y

Catechol carbonate was synthesized by the vapor-phase reaction of catechol with dimethyl carbonate over alumina loaded with CsOH (CsOH/Al2O3). The yield of catechol carbonate was 50% at 88% catechol conversion at 583 K, the main side product being guaiacol. The effects of the reaction variables on the yield of catechol carbonate were examined.

Keywords:CATALYSIS