Probing Substrate/Catalyst Effects Using QSPR Analysis on Friedel-Crafts Acylation Reactions over Hierarchical BEA Zeolites |
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Authors: | Ruben Elvas-Leitã o,Filomena Martins,Leonor Borbinha,Catarina Marranita,Angela Martins,Nelson Nunes |
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Affiliation: | 1.Área Departamental de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, IPL, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal;2.Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.M.); (L.B.);3.Escola Profissional de Setúbal, R. Professor Borges de Macedo, n° 1, 2910-001 Setúbal, Portugal; |
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Abstract: | Attempts to optimize heterogeneous catalysis often lack quantitative comparative analysis. The use of kinetic modelling leads to rate (k) and relative sorption equilibrium constants (K), which can be further rationalized using Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPR) based on Multiple Linear Regressions (MLR). Friedel-Crafts acylation using commercial and hierarchical BEA zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts, acetic anhydride as the acylating agent, and a set of seven substrates with different sizes and chemical functionalities were herein studied. Catalytic results were correlated with the physicochemical properties of substrates and catalysts. From this analysis, a robust set of equations was obtained allowing inferences about the dominant factors governing the processes. Not entirely surprising, the rate and sorption equilibrium constants were found to be explained in part by common factors but of opposite signs: higher and stronger adsorption forces increase reaction rates, but they also make the zeolite active sites less accessible to new reactant molecules. The most relevant parameters are related to the substrates’ molecular size, which can be associated with different reaction steps, namely accessibility to micropores, diffusion capacity, and polarizability of molecules. The relatively large set of substrates used here reinforces previous findings and brings further insights into the factors that hamper/speed up Friedel-Crafts reactions in heterogeneous media. |
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Keywords: | QSPR analysis hierarchical BEA Friedel-Crafts acylation kinetic modelling nonlinear regression |
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