Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (11): 937-939.

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Synthesis of Diphenyl Carbonate via Transesterification Catalyzed by HMS Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Containing Heteroelements

LUO Shuwen1,2, CHEN Tong1*, TONG Dongshen1,2, ZENG Yi1, LEI Yongcheng1, WANG Gongying1   

  1. 1 Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2007-11-25 Online:2007-11-25 Published:2011-10-13

Abstract: Heteroelements-containing mesoporous molecular sieves Me-HMS (Me=the incorporated metal) were prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis mothod and used for the synthesis of diphenyl carbonate (DPC) via transesterification between dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and phenol. Low angleX-raydiffraction patterns showed that all samples have typical of hexagonal phase structure. Among all tested Me-HMS samples, Ti-HMS exhibited the best catalytic performance, and the activity was closely related to the intra-framework Ti species content. When the molar ratio of Ti/Si in sol-gel reached 1/30, the amount of intra-framework Ti species in Ti-HMS was closed to saturation, and the maximum phenol conversion of 31.4% and the transesterification selectivity of 99.9% were obtained.

Key words: HMS mesoporous molecular sieve, dimethyl carbonate, phenol, transesterification, diphenyl carbonate