Activated carbon-catalyzed hydrogen transfer to α,ω- Diarylalkanes

Lin Bing Sun, Zhi Ming Zong, Jia Hui Kou, Guang Feng Liu, Xi Sun, Xian Yong Wei, Guo Jiang Zhou, Chul Wee Lee

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Abstract

Diphenylmethane (DPM), 9-benzylphenanthrene (BP), di(1-naphthyl)methane (DNM), 1,2-di-(1-naphthyl)ethane (DNE), and 9-(l-naphthyl)phenanthrylmethane (NPM) were used as substrates and hydrogen-transfer reactions from molecular hydrogen to the substrates were examined over an activated carbon (AC) under pressurized hydrogen at 300 °C. The results show that the AC catalyzes monatomic hydrogen transfer to the substrates and that the reactivities of the substrates toward hydrocracking decrease in the following order: NPM 〉 DNM 〉 BP ≫ DNE ≫ DPM. These results can be interpreted by the differences in the hydrogen-accepting abilities of the ipso-carbons and the resonance stabilities of the leaving radicals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalEnergy and Fuels
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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