Dehydrogenation of propan-2-ol to acetone catalysed by zirconium oxide treated with selenate and tellurate ions
Abstract
A dehydrpogenation catalyst was obained by exposing Zr(OH)4 to 0.05 M H2SeO4 or H2TeO4 and followed by callcination in air at 600–800 °C; this catalyst converted propan-2-ol into acetone with 100% selectivity.