文摘
Vapor-phase dehydration of 2,3-butanediol was studied over modified monoclinic ZrO2. 3-Buten-2-ol was preferentially formed over BaO/ZrO2 and SrO/ZrO2 as well as CaO/ZrO2. The highest conversion of 72.4% was attained with the selectivity of 74.4% over BaO/ZrO2. XPS study reveals the structure of active sites, M-O-Zr (M = Ca, Sr, and Ba) hetero-linkages. The formation of 3-buten-2-ol proceeds via base-acid concerted mechanism.