Catalysis letters

Oxidative Esterification of Homologous 1, 3-Propanediols

T Kotionova, C Lee, PJ Miedziak, NF Dummer…

Index: Kotionova, Tatyana; Lee, Christopher; Miedziak, Peter J.; Dummer, Nicholas F.; Willock, David J.; Carley, Albert F.; Morgan, David J.; Knight, David W.; Taylor, Stuart H.; Hutchings, Graham J. Catalysis Letters, 2012 , vol. 142, # 9 p. 1114 - 1120

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Abstract

Abstract The oxidative esterification of a homologous series of diols (1, 3-propanediol, 2- methyl-propanediol and 2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3-propanediol) with methanol has been investigated using titania-supported gold, palladium and gold–palladium catalysts using molecular oxygen. The gold–palladium catalysts showed the highest activity and 1, 3- propanediol was the most reactive while the additional methyl groups decreased the ...