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. 2024 Sep 17;124(19):10701–10876. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00087

Table 23. Conversion of 2-MF to Toluene and Furan to Benzene under Ethylene.

2.5.3.1.

Entry Diene Pethylene (bar) Catalyst (Si/Al ratio) Sub/cat. (wt) Solvent (conc) T (°C) t (h) Conv (%) Sel. (%) Yield (%) Ref
1 2-MF 62 H-BEA (12.5) 21 n-heptane (1.0 M) 250 48 >99 46 46 (304)
2 Furan 62 H-BEA (12.5) 21 n-heptane (1.0 M) 250 72 70 35 25 (304)
3 2-MF 40 H-BEA (22)   n-heptane (1.56 M) 300 20 92 50 46 (305)
4 furan 40 H-BEA (22)   n-heptane (1.56 M) 300 20 68 28 19 (305)
5 2-MF 20 WOx-ZrO2a 13.3 hexadecane (10 wt%) 250 1.5–6 >99 34 34 (318)
6 Furan 20 WOx-ZrO2a 13.3 hexadecane (10 wt%) 250 1.5–6 >99 18 18 (318)
7 2-MF 40 8Nb-MCMb 87 1,4-dioxane (4 M) 250 8 ∼80 - ∼68 (321)
8 Furan 40 8Nb-MCMb 87 1,4-dioxane (4 M) 250 8 ∼70 - ∼52 (321)
9 2-MF 35 CF2ClCOOH 10 1,4-dioxane (0.2 M) 200 24 65 36 23 (324)
10 furan 35 CF2ClCOOH 10 1,4-dioxane (0.2 M) 200 24 43 11 5 (324)
11 2-MF 35 Sc(OTf)3 100 1,4-dioxane (0.2 M) 200 24 76 46 35 (324)
12 Furan 35 Sc(OTf)3 100 1,4-dioxane (0.2 M) 200 24 48 17 8 (324)
13 2-MF 30 H-BEA (12.5) 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 94 27 25 (326)
14 2-MF 30 AlCl3 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 82 55 45 (326)
15 2-MF 30 AlCl3 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 24 99 70 70 (326)
16 2-MF 30 VCl3 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 82 51 42 (326)
17 2-MF 30 CrCl3 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 76 48 37 (326)
18 2-MF 30 SnCl4 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 92 34 31 (326)
19 2-MF 30 YbCl3 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 74 37 28 (326)
20 2-MF 30 ZnCl2 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 92 33 30 (326)
21 2-MF 30 Na-Y (2.5) 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 54 69 38 (326)
22 2-MF 30 Li-Y (2.5) 23.2 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 8 55 62 34 (326)
23 2-MF 35 Na-Y (2.5) 11.6 1,4-dioxane (11.1 vol%) 250 4–24 32–96 62–68 22–64 (326)
a

15 wt% WO3.

b

8 wt% of Nb.