摘要
A novel environmental friendly catalyst, H4SiW12O40/MCM-48, was prepared by impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD and FT-IR. The synthesis of n-butyl methacrylate catalyzed by H4SiW12O40/MCM-48 was studied with methacrylic acid and n-butyl alcohol as reactants. H4SiW12O40/MCM-48 was an excellent catalyst for the synthesis of n-butyl methacrylate and Keggin structure ofH4SiW12O40 kept unchanged after impregnated on surface of the molecular sieve support. Effects of n(methacrylic acid): n(n-butyl alcohol), catalyst dosage, cyclohexane (water-stripped reagent) and reaction time on the yields of the product were investigated. The optimum conditions have been found, that is, molar ratio of acid to alcohol is 1:1.5, mass ratio of catalyst used to the reactant is 1.5%, cyclohexane is 10 mL and reaction time is 1.5h. Under these conditions, the yield of n-butyl methacrylate can reach 73.2%.
基金
Acknowledgment: This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, China (No. 2005ABA053) and Hubei Normal University.