Journal of Guangdong University of Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (06): 124-130.doi: 10.12052/gdutxb.230124

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Preparation of Mesoporous Mn0.5Fe0.5Ox Particles and Their Application in the Oxidative Coupling Reaction of Alcohols with Amines

Cheng Gao, Ling Wei-zhao, Chen Shi-hong, Luo Jia-jin, Wang Dan-lin, Huang Jun-shi, Liu Wen-xiu, Wang Zhao-ying, Yu Lin, Sun Ming   

  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2023-08-31 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-08

Abstract: It is of great significance to develop an inexpensive and efficient catalyst to enhance the catalytic activity of oxidation coupling of alcohols with amines to imine. In this research, a series of manganese-iron bimetallic oxide catalysts have been prepared by a simple co-precipitation method, which were applied to the catalytic reaction of oxidation coupling of benzyl methanol with aniline to N-benzylideneaniline. The effects of different Fe/Mn feed ratios on the catalytic activity of the products have been explored. The Mn0.5Fe0.5Ox sample with a Fe/Mn feed ratio of 1:1 demonstrated the best catalytic activity, giving an aniline conversion rate of 74.7%, 99.9% selectivity and 74.6% yield of N-benzylidene, respectively. Through a variety of characterizations, Mn0.5Fe0.5Ox exhibited rich mesoporous structure and surface adsorbed oxygen species, as well as excellent oxidation ability. The high-efficiency catalyst synthesized in this work has great application potential in the preparation of imines by oxidation coupling of alcohols with amines.

Key words: mesoporous structure, manganese-iron bimetallic oxide, alcohol-amine coupling method, N-benzylideneaniline

CLC Number: 

  • O625.6
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