Catalytic Reactions of Homo- and Cross-Condensation of Ethanal and Propanal

Abstract

Processes of catalytic homocondensation of propanal and its cross-condensation with ethanal and methanal in the presence of aniline and amino acids have been studied. The dependence of the conversion of the reactants and selectivity of the homo/heterocondensation process on the catalyst nature and temperature has been revealed. It has been shown that the maximum acrolein selectivity is reached in the case of using benzoyl-substituted derivatives in water, with the proportion of the products of further condensation decreasing. The selectivity for the ethanal homocondensation product 2-butenal decreases simultaneously as a result of the formation of linear and branched oligomers of successive condensation.