Highly selective one-pot continuous synthesis of 2-methoxyethanol via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate on Cu/ZrO2 catalysts with balanced acid sites

Yuanyuan Cui; Chao Wen; Xi Chen; Wei-Lin Dai

doi:10.1039/C4RA05014B

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Highly selective one-pot continuous synthesis of 2-methoxyethanol via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate on Cu/ZrO₂ catalysts with balanced acid sites†

Yuanyuan Cui,^a Chao Wen,^a Xi Chen^a and Wei-Lin Dai*^a

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Abstract

The distribution of 2-methoxyethanol and ethylene glycol can be controlled by regulating the surface acidity of copper based zirconia catalysts for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate. The yield of 2-methoxyethanol can reach 68% due to the synergistic effect of the surface acid site and active copper site.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA05014B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 28 May 2014
Accepted: 11 Jul 2014
First published: 11 Jul 2014

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RSC Adv., 2014,4, 31162-31165

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Highly selective one-pot continuous synthesis of 2-methoxyethanol via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate on Cu/ZrO₂ catalysts with balanced acid sites

Y. Cui, C. Wen, X. Chen and W. Dai, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 31162 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA05014B

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