Synthesis of aldehydes and ketones by the dehydrogenation of alcohols in the presence of a Raney nickel/aluminium isopropoxide/alumina catalyst

• Authors: Ilie Tarta , Ioan Silberg , Mircea Vlassa , Ioan Oprean
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The synthesis of aldehydes and ketones by the dehydrogenation of allylic and secondary alcohols using a Raney-Ni-Al(i-OPr)3-Al2O3 catalyst without hydrogen acceptors is presented.

Keywords

EN

dehydrogenation; alcohols; heterogeneous catalysis Raney nickel; aluminium isopropoxide; alumina

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 214-219

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2004

online

1 - 3 - 2004

Contributors

author

Ilie Tarta

• Institute of Chemistry, “Raluca Ripan” University, 30 Fântânele Str., RO-3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

author

Ioan Silberg

author

Mircea Vlassa

• Department of Chemistry, «Babes-Bolyai” University, 11 Arany Janos Str., RO-3400, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

author

Ioan Oprean

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/BF02476191