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. 2024 Jan 24;29(3):584. doi: 10.3390/molecules29030584

Table 5.

Activity of 20 wt.% MO2/Al2O3 catalysts (M = Mn or Ce) in ketonization of 2-methylpropanoic and 2,2-dimethylpropanoic anhydrides; LHSV = 3 cm3 g−1 h−1, VN2 = 3 dm3 h−1.

Anhydride Active
Phase
Conversion/Yields of Ketones (%)/(%)
623 K 648 K 673 K 698 K 723 K
((CH3)2CHCO)2O -- 1 1/0 2/0 4/0 6/0 15/0
CeO2 5/1 8/5 22/16 40/37 57/55
MnO2 5/1 9/4 11/6 60/53 87/80
((CH3)3CCO)2O CeO2 -- -- 36/0 60/0 75/0
MnO2 -- -- 42/0 69/0 84/0

1 Pure alumina.