Intercalation-controlled cyclodehydration of sorbitol in water over layered-niobium-molybdate solid acid.

Abstract

Layered niobium molybdate (HNbMoO6 ) was used in the aqueous-phase dehydration of sorbitol and was found to exhibit remarkable selectivity toward its monomolecular-dehydrated intermediate 1,4-sorbitan. This was attributed to the selective intercalation of sorbitol within the interlayers with strong Brønsted acid sites.

• Authors: Yuya Morita, Shogo Furusato, Atsushi Takagaki, Shigenobu Hayashi, Ryuji Kikuchi, S Ted Oyama
• Journal: ChemSusChem (ChemSusChem) Vol. 7 Issue 3 Pg. 748-52 (Mar 2014) ISSN: 1864-564X [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 24478140 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Chemical References

• Pyridines
• Niobium
• Water
• molybdate
• Sorbitol
• Molybdenum
• pyridine

Topics

• Adsorption
• Molybdenum (chemistry)
• Niobium (chemistry)
• Pyridines (chemistry)
• Sorbitol (chemistry)
• Water (chemistry)