<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This paper discusses the synthesis of a glycerol ketal compound obtained from condensation reaction of cyclohexanone with glycerol catalyzed by a solid superacid. The solid superacid SO42-/TiO2-La2O3 was prepared using coprecipitation and impregnation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The surface acidity was measured by thermogravimetric analysis of adsorbed n-butylamine. In order to achieve the optimal reaction conditions, five impact factors: molar ratio of glycerol to cyclohexanone, catalyst calcination temperature, reaction time, catalyst amount and molar ratio of Ti/La were investigated in the experiments. Synthesized ketal compounds were analyzed by GC-MS/MS. Under the best conditions, the cyclohexanone glycerol ketal yield could reach up to 97%.</abstract>

This paper discusses the synthesis of a glycerol ketal compound obtained from condensation reaction of cyclohexanone with glycerol catalyzed by a solid superacid. The solid superacid SO42-/TiO2-La2O3 was prepared using coprecipitation and impregnation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The surface acidity was measured by thermogravimetric analysis of adsorbed n-butylamine. In order to achieve the optimal reaction conditions, five impact factors: molar ratio of glycerol to cyclohexanone, catalyst calcination temperature, reaction time, catalyst amount and molar ratio of Ti/La were investigated in the experiments. Synthesized ketal compounds were analyzed by GC-MS/MS. Under the best conditions, the cyclohexanone glycerol ketal yield could reach up to 97%.

Green synthesis of cyclohexanone glycerol ketal catalyzed by a solid superacid

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, 39 Bucharest Blv., 100520, Ploiesti, Romania

National Research & Development Institute for Chemistry and Petrochemistry ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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This paper discusses the synthesis of a glycerol ketal compound obtained from condensation reaction of cyclohexanone with glycerol catalyzed by a solid...

Green synthesis of cyclohexanone glycerol ketal catalyzed by a solid superacid

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 72 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10310-012-0011-8

Keywords
glycerol, solid superacid, cyclohexanone, ketals

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Green synthesis of cyclohexanone glycerol ketal catalyzed by a solid superacid

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 72 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10310-012-0011-8

Keywordsglycerol, solid superacid, cyclohexanone, ketals

This content is open access.

Keywords
glycerol, solid superacid, cyclohexanone, ketals