Reusability studies with Lewis and Brønsted acid catalysts for dehydration of the primary alcohol 1-hexanol under energy-saving conditions

2025/01/01 by Adil Allahverdiyev, Harald Gröger · 1 voice
Engineering · #Extraction and Separation Processes

paper · doi:10.1039/d4su00642a

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

An improved process to convert 1-hexanol to hexenes under energy-saving conditions based on re-use of the catalysts Cu(OTf) 2 , Hf(OTf) 4 and TfOH over 20 cycles led to an average alkene yield of 71–77%, and an initial lab scale up gave 1.3 kg product.

Citations

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Discussions

• Adil Allahverdiyeva and Harald Gröger explore the catalytic potential and recyclability of acid-based catalysts for energy-saving dehydration of primary alcohols at moderate temperatures using 1-hexan [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]