02048nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245010100055210006900156260007300225300001200298490000800310520115200318653001601470653001101486653002501497653001301522100002201535700002101557700001701578700002201595700002601617700002801643856012301671       2005                        eng d  a1381-116900aZirconia-supported phosphotungstic acid as catalyst for alkylation of phenol with benzyl alcohol0 aZirconiasupported phosphotungstic acid as catalyst for alkylatio  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR  a113-1190 v2303 a<p>The liquid-phase alkylation of phenol with benzyl alcohol was carried out using zirconia-supported phosphotungstic acid (PTA) as catalyst. The catalysts with different PTA loadings (5-20 wt.% calcined at 750 degrees C) and calcination temperature (15 wt.% calcined from 650 to 850 degrees C) were prepared and characterized by (31)p MAS NMR and FT-IR pyridine adsorption spectroscopy. The catalyst with optimum PTA loading (15%) and calcination temperature (750 degrees C) was prepared in different solvents. 31p MAS NMR spectra of the catalysts showed two types of phosphorous species, one is the Keggin unit and the other is the decomposition product of PTA and the relative amount of each depends on PTA loading, calcination temperature and the solvent used for the catalyst preparation. The catalysts with 15% PTA on zirconia calcined at 750 degrees C showed the highest Bronsted acidity. At 130 degrees C and phenol/benzyl alcohol molar ratio of 2 (time, I h), the most active catalyst, 15% PTA calcined at 750 degrees C gave 98% benzyl alcohol conversion with 83% benzyl phenol selectivity. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aBenzylation10aphenol10aPhosphotungstic acid10aZirconia1 aDevassy, Biju, M.1 aShanbhag, G., V.1 aLefebvre, F.1 aBohringer, Walter1 aFletcher, Jack, C. Q.1 aHalligudi, Shivaraj, B.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/zirconia-supported-phosphotungstic-acid-catalyst-alkylation-phenol-benzyl-alcohol-0