High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes
1-Alkylbenzenes as a precursor of surfactants, can be produced from ethylene, styrene, and hydrogen. These intermediates, lacking tertiary carbons, are environmentally more benign than commercial ones that bear the aromatic ring linked to an internal carbon of the aliphatic chain. The one-pot synthe...
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| author | David Hermann Lamparelli Antonio Ricca Vincenzo Palma Leone Oliva |
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| description | 1-Alkylbenzenes as a precursor of surfactants, can be produced from ethylene, styrene, and hydrogen. These intermediates, lacking tertiary carbons, are environmentally more benign than commercial ones that bear the aromatic ring linked to an internal carbon of the aliphatic chain. The one-pot synthesis of highly linear 1-alkylbenzenes (LABs) through the homogeneous catalysis of olefin poly-insertion from cheap and largely available reagents can be carried out with a high turnover and selectivity. A purposely designed reactor that allows for the fine control of the three components feed, along with temperature, plays a key role in this achievement. A turnover of 194 g of LABs per mmol of catalyst per hour can be obtained with the simultaneous removal of polyethylene as a by-product. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-467840e8d05f48f7b4c280d20c1ac9c62022-12-21T18:57:00ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492018-05-01236126010.3390/molecules23061260molecules23061260High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear MonoalkylbenzenesDavid Hermann Lamparelli0Antonio Ricca1Vincenzo Palma2Leone Oliva3Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “Adolfo Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, ItalyDipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “Adolfo Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy1-Alkylbenzenes as a precursor of surfactants, can be produced from ethylene, styrene, and hydrogen. These intermediates, lacking tertiary carbons, are environmentally more benign than commercial ones that bear the aromatic ring linked to an internal carbon of the aliphatic chain. The one-pot synthesis of highly linear 1-alkylbenzenes (LABs) through the homogeneous catalysis of olefin poly-insertion from cheap and largely available reagents can be carried out with a high turnover and selectivity. A purposely designed reactor that allows for the fine control of the three components feed, along with temperature, plays a key role in this achievement. A turnover of 194 g of LABs per mmol of catalyst per hour can be obtained with the simultaneous removal of polyethylene as a by-product.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/6/1260poly-insertion catalysisansa-metalloceneLABstyrene regiochemistry |
| spellingShingle | David Hermann Lamparelli Antonio Ricca Vincenzo Palma Leone Oliva High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes Molecules poly-insertion catalysis ansa-metallocene LAB styrene regiochemistry |
| title | High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes |
| title_full | High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes |
| title_fullStr | High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes |
| title_short | High Conversion of Styrene, Ethylene, and Hydrogen to Linear Monoalkylbenzenes |
| title_sort | high conversion of styrene ethylene and hydrogen to linear monoalkylbenzenes |
| topic | poly-insertion catalysis ansa-metallocene LAB styrene regiochemistry |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/6/1260 |
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