One-step production of 1,3-butadiene from 2,3-butanediol dehydration

Liu, Xi, Fabos, Victoria, Taylor, Stuart H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-4874, Knight, David William, Whiston, Keith and Hutchings, Graham John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-1560 2016. One-step production of 1,3-butadiene from 2,3-butanediol dehydration. Chemistry - a European Journal 22 (35) , pp. 12290-12294. 10.1002/chem.201602390

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Abstract

We report the direct production of 1,3-butadiene from the dehydration of 2,3-butandiol by using alumina as a catalyst. Under optimized kinetic reaction conditions, the production of methyl ethyl ketone and isobutyraldehyde, formed via the pinacol-pinacolone rearrangement, was markedly reduced and over 80% selectivity to 1,3-butadiene and 3-buten-2-ol could be achieved. The presence of water plays a critical role in the inhibition of oligomerization.The amphoteric nature of ϒ- Al2O3 was identified as important and this contributed to the improved catalytic selectivity when compared with other acidic catalysts.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0947-6539
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 July 2016
Date of Acceptance:	4 July 2016
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 17:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/92758

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