Kinetic study on the effect of solvent in ‘vapor-phase’ Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime on silicalite-1
Kinetic study on the effect of solvent in ‘vapor-phase’ Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime on silicalite-1
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DOI:
10.1016/s1387-1811(99)00218-8
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发表时间:
2000-04
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
T. Komatsu;T. Maeda;T. Yashima
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作者:
T. Komatsu;T. Maeda;T. Yashima
The effect of solvents in the ‘vapor-phase’ Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime was studied on silicalite-1 catalyst through kinetic measurements. Solvents with various polarities were examined for the reaction. It was found that ethanol, which has medium polarity, was effective in the formation of ε-caprolactam. The rate of ε-caprolactam formation fitted the Langmuir-type rate equation for the various solvents. This experimental rate equation was explained by the reaction scheme where the desorption of ε-caprolactam caused by the attack of a solvent molecule was the rate-determining step. IR measurements confirmed the desorption of ε-caprolactam induced by the attack of the ethanol molecule. Ethanol and methanol gave specific improvements in the yield of ε-caprolactam probably due to the effect of OH groups. However, alcohols with higher carbon numbers lowered the yield owing to their hydrophobic nature. Therefore, ethanol and methanol are the most effective solvents for the ‘vapor-phase’ Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime on silicalite-1.