Chlorination of Toluene to o-Chlorotoluene Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Acidity of Ionic Liquid
2.2. Chlorination Reaction Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids
2.3. Effect of Catalyst Loading
2.4. Effect of Reaction Temperature
2.5. Effect of Reaction Time
2.6. Recycling Performance
2.7. Reaction Routes
3. Experimental
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of Ionic Liquids
3.2.1. Synthesis of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride ([BMIM]Cl)
3.2.2. Synthesis of Triethylammonium Chloride ([Et3NH]Cl)
3.2.3. Synthesis of 1-Butylpyridinium Chloride ([BPy]Cl)
3.2.4. Synthesis of Ionic Liquids
3.3. Determination of Lewis and Brönsted Acid Strengths of Ionic Liquids
3.4. Chlorination Reaction
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, A.; Zhu, X.; Yin, H.; Fu, Y.; Hou, X. Chlorination of Toluene to o-Chlorotoluene Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids. Catalysts 2018, 8, 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8110532
Wang A, Zhu X, Yin H, Fu Y, Hou X. Chlorination of Toluene to o-Chlorotoluene Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids. Catalysts. 2018; 8(11):532. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8110532
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Aili, Xiaoyan Zhu, Hengbo Yin, Yujun Fu, and Xiangxiang Hou. 2018. "Chlorination of Toluene to o-Chlorotoluene Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids" Catalysts 8, no. 11: 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8110532