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Sulfo cation-exchange resins as heterogeneous catalysts for the reaction of styrene with formaldehyde

Journal Article · · Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00953886· OSTI ID:5889161
Macroporous and gel sulfo cation-exchange resins are active catalysts for the condensation of styrene with formaldehyde. The product, 4-phenyl-1,3-dioxane was obtained in up to 97% yield. The activity of macroporous sulfo cation-exchange resins increases with decreasing particle diameter but in the case of the gel samples, granule size has only a slight effect on the reaction rate. The enhanced activity of sulfo cation-exchange resins is presumably a result of the high value of the acidity function H/sub 0/ of the sulfonic acid groups of the cation-exchange resin.
Research Organization:
N.D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
5889161
Journal Information:
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 36:1; ISSN BACCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English