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Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols to Form Cyclohexanes Catalyzed by Pt/H‐beta in Ester Solvents under Mild Conditions
Author(s) -
Ohta Hidetoshi,
Kong Weihu,
Yamamoto Kentaro,
Hayashi Minoru
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201700696
Subject(s) - hydrodeoxygenation , cyclohexanes , chemistry , phenols , catalysis , octane , solvent , organic chemistry , phenol , selectivity
We have previously reported hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of phenols to form cyclohexanes at 110 °C under ambient H 2 pressure by using Pt/H‐ZSM‐5 catalyst and octane as a solvent; however, the low solubility of some phenols in octane is a major problem for expanding the scope of this reaction. Herein, we report that Pt/H‐beta catalyzes the HDO using ester solvents which dissolve a wide range of phenols. The difference in HDO performance between the catalyst systems, Pt/H‐beta in esters and Pt/H‐ZSM‐5 in octane, was also investigated. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that HDO of a phenol proceeds at 85 °C by Pt/H‐beta in an ester solvent.