Journal
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 812, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140263
Keywords
n -Heptene isomerization; Zeolite catalysis; Density functional theory; Reaction mechanism
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Periodic DFT calculations were used to investigate the mechanism of n-heptene isomerization in H-BEA and H-MFI. It was found that the formation of smaller di-branched isomers is controlled by product shape selectivity, while the formation of relatively bulky isomers is influenced by transition-state shape selectivity.
Isomerization of n-alkanes is industrially applied to improve the octane number of gasoline. The origin of shape selectivity and influence of micropore confinement in this reaction have not been fully understood. In this work, periodic DFT calculations have been performed to examine the mechanism for n-heptene isomerization in H-BEA and H-MFI. Three reaction pathways, including the protonated cyclopropane, edged-protonated cyclopropane, and alkyl shift mechanisms, have been examined. It is found the formation of smaller di-branched isomers is determined by product shape selectivity, but that of relatively bulky isomers is kinetically relevant and can be accounted for by transition-state shape selectivity.
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