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Direct amination of toluene to toluidine with hydroxylamine over CuO–V2O5/Al2O3 catalysts

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A series of CuO–V2O5/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared and characterized by various techniques such as XRF, BET, XPS and XRD. These catalysts were used for liquid-phase amination of toluene to toluidines. It was found that adding copper species to V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst showed a peculiar behavior, maintaining a high activity toward toluene amination. An optimum CuO content appeared at 1.6 wt% with a CuO/V2O5 molar ratio of 0.25. More than 60% total yield of toluidines was obtained over 1.6%CuO–15%V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst under optimized conditions. Catalyst characterizations revealed that the addition of copper improved the formation of V5+ species, thus enhancing the activity of the catalyst.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20876033, 20906018, 20706011, 20636030) and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Hebei Province.

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Gao, L., Zhang, D., Wang, Y. et al. Direct amination of toluene to toluidine with hydroxylamine over CuO–V2O5/Al2O3 catalysts. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 102, 377–391 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-011-0286-3

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