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Aldol condensation of butanal over alkali metal zeolites

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Alkali metal zeolites and metal oxides were used for the aldol condensation of n-butanal to 2-ethyl-2-hexenal. The order of activity at 150 °C and 1 atm. was: CsNaY > NaY > LiNaY > MgO >Al2O3. Selectivity to 2-ethyl-2-hexenal was 100% for both pure and mixed isomer feed. Infrared spectroscopic studies showed that stable catalysts were produced by propene pretreatments which blocked Lewis acid sites. Adsorption of ammonia and carbon dioxide on CsNaY during aldol condensation of n-butanal causes a decrease in rate. This result, along with the order of activity, suggests that the presence of both acid and basic sites produce higher activity than strongly basic MgO.

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  1. Edward J. Rode

    Present address: Genus, Inc., 515 Ellis Street, 94043, Mountain View, CA

  2. Paul E. Gee

    Present address: Chemical Engineering, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA

  3. Linda N. Marquez

    Present address: Chemistry Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, San Jose State University, 95192, San Jose, CA, USA

    Edward J. Rode, Paul E. Gee, Linda N. Marquez, Tetsuji Uemura & Mohammad Bazargani

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Rode, E.J., Gee, P.E., Marquez, L.N. et al. Aldol condensation of butanal over alkali metal zeolites. Catal Lett 9, 103–113 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00769088

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