Hydrogenation and rearrangement of coal-related aromatic and hydroaromatic molecules promoted under mild conditions by aluminium trichloride

Stephen R. Stobart, Michael J. Zaworotko

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Abstract

The action of AlCl3 on representative polyaromatic (naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene) and hydroaromatic (tetralin, dodecahydrotriphenylene) molecules under inert atmosphere conditions at 20 °C (hexane solution) or 70 °C (heptane solution) has been investigated. Even at these low temperatures conversion to hydrogenated and rearranged structures is significant, giving product distributions resembling those obtained from corresponding reactions conducted at 300-400 °C under hydrogen pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1623-1624
Number of pages2
JournalFuel
Volume64
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1985
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • aluminium trichloride
  • coal
  • hydrogenation
  • rearrangement

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