Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry

, Volume 46, Issue 5, pp 328–333 | Cite as

Fractality and activity of acid catalysts in the liquid-phase synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl ether

  • A. I. Tripol’skii
  • T. N.  Gurnik
  • N. V. Vlasenko
  • Yu. N. Kochkin
  • L. A. Bondar’
  • P. E. Strizhak
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Abstract

A study was carried out on the synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl ether from ethanol and 2-methylpropene on silica gel samples modified by the addition of ZrO2 and Al2O3. A decrease in the turnover frequency (TOF) of the reaction is observed with increasing acidity of surface of the modified silica gels. A relationship was found between the TOF of the reaction and the fractal dimension of the catalyst. The TOF of the reaction decreases with increasing fractal dimension of the catalyst.

Key words

silica gel fractal dimension synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl ether acidity turnover frequency 
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Notes

This work was carried out with the financial support of principal comprehensive program of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “Nanostructures: Systems, nanomaterials, and nanotechnology” and grants from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. I. Tripol’skii
    • 1
  • T. N.  Gurnik
    • 1
  • N. V. Vlasenko
    • 1
  • Yu. N. Kochkin
    • 1
  • L. A. Bondar’
    • 2
  • P. E. Strizhak
    • 1
  1. 1.L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical ChemistryNational Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyivUkraine
  2. 2.O. O. Chuiko Institute of Surface ChemistryNational Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyivUkraine

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