Confined dual Lewis acid centers for selective cascade C–C coupling and deoxygenation

• DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06921d
• Publication Date: 2024-05-08T13:21:45Z
• Authors: Houqian Li; Jifeng Pang; Wenda Hu; Vannessa Caballero; Junming Sun; Mingwu Tan; Jian Zhi Hu; Yelin Ni; Yong Wang
• Keywords: Chemistry; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Dual Lewis acidic centers, CeOx and framework Sn, confined in Beta zeolite, catalyze the acetone C–C coupling followed by deoxygenation to isobutene, achieving a desirable product distribution and stability in the absence of water.