Abstract
In the present work, Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with ethylacrylate has been carried out by using two types of mesoporous solid acid catalysts (Al-MCM-41, Al-MCM-48) with different pore structures. The specific topology of Al-MCM-48 (cubic Ia3d structure composed of two independent 3-D channel systems) exhibit higher activity and stereo-control than those of Al-MCM-41 (hexagonal packing of 1-D channels). The physical properties of Al-MCM-48 catalyst, such as high accessibility of reactants to the acid sites, spatial confinement in the nanoscopic reactors, and 3-D channel network structure that are effective adsorption and diffusion of reactants, play a crucial role in the present study.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1993-1997 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Al-MCM-48
- Cyclopentadiene
- Diels-Alder reaction
- Ethylacrylate
- Mesoporous catalyst