Rearrangement of tetrahydrotricyclopentadiene using acidic ionic liquid: Synthesis of diamondoid fuel

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1342-1347

  Wang, Lei ^a   Zou, Ji Jun ^a   Zhang, Xiangwen ^a   Wang, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS; ADAMANTANES; CATALYTIC ISOMERIZATION; CHLOROALUMINATES; DIAMONDOIDS; DOMINANT PRODUCT; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FREEZING POINT; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; NOVEL SOLVENTS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; SUPERACID; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

ACIDS; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYSIS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION RATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 79955460035     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101702r     Document Type: Article

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