The first <i>in situ</i> ¹³C NMR monitoring of zeolite catalyzed reaction is described. The dehydration of 2-propanol over H-ZSM-5 was observed using solution type techniques. Although this produces broad lines, several mechanistic details were elucidated. This study indicates that: 1) the dehydration does not proceed through a cyclopropyl carbenium ion intermediate, 2) propene oligomerizes on the catalyst and reaches a steady state concentration before propene is desorbed, and 3) the 2-propanol flowing over the catalyst does not react with the oligomerized propene. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/52091 |
| Date | January 1989 |
| Creators | Morgan, David Rees |
| Contributors | Chemistry |
| Publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | viii, 72 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 19782035 |
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