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New insight into the mechanism of zeolite catalyzed nucleophilic amination Via In Situ infrared spectroscopy

  • Christian Gründling
  • , Victor A. Veefkind
  • , Gabriele Eder-Mirth
  • , Johannes A. Lercher

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Abstract

Amination of alcohols over Brønsted acidic molecular sieves such as H-mordenites proceeds via a bimolecular precursor consisting of an ammonium ion and an alcohol molecule. The rate of transformation of that complex into a sorbed alkyl ammonium ion is fast. Desorption of the formed amines, however, is difficult under reaction conditions (633K) and only proceeds in the presence of excess ammonia. Two mechanisms are proposed for the release of the alkylamines in the gasphase, i.e., adsorption assisted desorption and alkyl scavenging by ammonia. The vast majority of the alkylamines are formed by scavenging alkyl groups of chemisorbed alkyl ammonium ions by ammonia. A linear relation of the initial rate of monomethylamine formation and the total surface concentration of methyl groups (present as mono-up to tetramethylammonium ions) inside the pores of the mordenites was found.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Zeolite and Microporous Materials
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 11th International Zeolite Conference 12-17 August 1996, Seoul, Korea
PublisherElsevier
Pages591-598
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Event11th International Zeolite Conference 1996 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 12 Aug 199717 Aug 1997
Conference number: 11

Publication series

NameStudies in surface science and catalysis
PublisherElsevier
Volume105
ISSN (Print)0167-2991

Conference

Conference11th International Zeolite Conference 1996
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period12/08/9717/08/97

Keywords

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