Abstract
A chloromethyl polystyrene grafted silica gel (PS-SG) supported 1-(propyl-3-sulfonate) imidazolium hydrosulfate ([(CH2) 3SO3H-HIM]HSO4) Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyst ([(CH2)3SO3H-HIM]HSO 4/PS-SG) was prepared in this study. After characterization through elemental analysis, BET, SEM and FT-IR, it was found that chloromethyl polystyrene had grafted on the surface of silica gel, and [(CH2) 3SO3H-HIM]HSO4 had been immobilized on PS-SG. [(CH2)3SO3H-HIM]HSO4/PS-SG showed high catalytic activity for a series of esterifications and could be recovered easily. After being reused for 9 times in the synthesis of methyl propionate, [(CH2)3SO3H-HIM]HSO4/PS-SG could still give satisfactory catalytic activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149-158 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Esterification
- Ionic liquid
- Polystyrene
- Silica gel