Distribution of the liquid products from the reaction of ethanol with intermediates over CaC2a.
| Entry | Reactants | Ethanol conversion (%) | Intermediate conversion (%) | Yield (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Butanol | 2-Butenal | 2-Butenol | Other alcohols | ||||
| 1 | Ethanol/acetaldehyde (1 : 1) | 33.2 | 64.8 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Ethanol/2-butenal (2 : 1) | 40.9 | 66.2 | 11.9 | — | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Ethanol/2-butenol (2 : 1) | 37.8 | 70.4 | 14.1 | 0.3 | — | 9.7 |
| 4 | Ethanol | 46.0 | — | 19.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 19.3 |
a
Reaction condition: 275 °C, 6 h, 23 mmol CaC2; the total amounts of reactants in all the runs are 217 mmol.