Isomerisation of N-isopropylaniline and N-n-propylaniline over zeolites

R. B. C. Pillai
1999 Zenodo  
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai-600 036, India Manuscript received 30 June 1998, revised 6 October 1998, accepted 26 November 1998 Reactions of N-isopropylanilinc and N-n-propylaniline over Ce, H and Na forms of ZSM-5 and Y type zeolites at 200-400° have been investigated. Both the secondary arnines isornerised on zeolites to produce o-isopropylaniline and p-isopropylaniline through SN1 mechanism and also dealkylated to give aniline and propene. The ortho-isomer
more » ... is the major C-alkylated product. Effects of temperature and flow rate on activity and selectivity have been studied.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5853827 fatcat:emevnglhu5cqjime7pffy4vmsi