Novel one-step synthesis process from cyclohexanone to caprolactam in trifluoroacetic acid

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 6377-6381

  Zhang, Jisong ^a   Lu, Yangcheng ^a   Wang, Kai ^a   Luo, Guangsheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST COMPOSITION; CYCLOHEXANONES; DIRECT CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HIGH CONVERSIONS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; REACTION ROUTES;

REACTION RATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84877781274     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie400556j     Document Type: Article

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