(1) Department of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, The University Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland;(2) Synetix, R&T Group, Belasis Ave, PO Box 1, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 1LB, U.K
Abstract:
The reaction of methanol and acetonitrile to form acrylonitrile has been studied over solid base catalysts derived from MgO.
High surface area MgO produced the best yields of acrylonitrile and propionitrile, but higher specific activity was achieved
by impregnating the MgO support with chromium oxide.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.