Table 1.
The catalytic hydrogenation of 4-acetylmorpholine to n-ethyl morpholine
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| Catalyst | Temp./oC | Press./bar | Reaction time/h | Yield/% |
| Pt-V/HAPa | 70 | 30 | 1 | 70 |
| Pt-V/HAPb | 90 | 30 | 3 | 45 |
| Pt-V/CeO2 (LS) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 13 |
| Pt-V/CeO2 (NS) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 73 |
| Pt-V/CeO2 (MM) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 79 |
| Pt-V/CeO2 (NR) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 41 |
| Pt-V/CeO2 (NC) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 37 |
| Pt/CeO2 (MM) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| V/CeO2 (MM) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| CeO2 (MM) | 90 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
Catalyst loading: 0.1 g, Reaction scale = 0.5 mmol of amide.
HAP, Hydroxyapatite; LS, Large-sphere; NS, Nano-sphere; MM, Mixed morphology; NR, Nanorods; NC, Nanocubes.
a
The reported values are obtained from reference 8.8
b
These results are obtained using an in-house reactor over the reference catalyst.