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Flow synthesis of N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones over Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst. / Wang, Yazhou; Nuzhdin, Alexey L.; Shamanaev, Ivan V. et al.
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T1 - Flow synthesis of N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones over Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst
AU - Wang, Yazhou
AU - Nuzhdin, Alexey L.
AU - Shamanaev, Ivan V.
AU - Bukhtiyarova, Galina A.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors thank M. V. Shashkov, E. Yu. Gerasimov, V. P. Pakharukova and E. G. Kodenev for their help in carrying out this study. The work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the governmental order for Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (project АААА-А21-121011390055-8). Y. Wang is grateful for the support from China Scholarship Council. The studies were carried out using facilities of the shared research center “National center of investigation of catalysts” at Boreskov Institute of Catalysis. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones are an attractive alternative to the common solvent N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and can be used as starting materials for synthesis of various valuable chemicals. Reductive amination of alkyl levulinates derived from biomass feedstock is a promising method for production of these compounds. In the present work, N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones were obtained in excellent yields by reductive amination of ethyl levulinate with alkylamines over SiO2-supported nickel phosphide in a flow reactor using molecular hydrogen as a reducing agent. At the same time, aromatic amines and 1-nitropropane give a lower yield of the corresponding pyrrolidones. The influence of the solvent nature, temperature, pressure, hydrogen and liquid flow rates on the catalyst performance was studied.
AB - N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones are an attractive alternative to the common solvent N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and can be used as starting materials for synthesis of various valuable chemicals. Reductive amination of alkyl levulinates derived from biomass feedstock is a promising method for production of these compounds. In the present work, N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones were obtained in excellent yields by reductive amination of ethyl levulinate with alkylamines over SiO2-supported nickel phosphide in a flow reactor using molecular hydrogen as a reducing agent. At the same time, aromatic amines and 1-nitropropane give a lower yield of the corresponding pyrrolidones. The influence of the solvent nature, temperature, pressure, hydrogen and liquid flow rates on the catalyst performance was studied.
KW - Ethyl levulinate
KW - Flow reactor
KW - N-alkyl-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidones
KW - Reductive amination
KW - SiO-supported nickel phosphide catalyst
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114944748&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111884
DO - 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111884
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114944748
VL - 515
JO - Molecular Catalysis
JF - Molecular Catalysis
SN - 2468-8231
M1 - 111884
ER -
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