Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (12): 1199-1201.

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Vapor Phase Synthesis of 3-Methylindole over a Ag/SiO2 Catalyst

ZHENG Jiacong, LIU Jing, TAN Wei, SHI Lei*, SUN Qi   

  1. Institute of Chemistry for Functionalized Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2008-12-25 Online:2008-12-25 Published:2012-09-20

Abstract: Ag/SiO2 was used as an efficient catalyst for the vapor phase synthesis of 3- methylindole from aniline and 1,2-propanediol under atmospheric pressure. When Ag/SiO2 was calcined at 500 ℃ for 4 h and the molar ratio of H2O to H2 wa s 0.750 in the reaction, the yield of 3-methylindole was up to 35%. The Ag/SiO 2 catalyst with silver crystallites was active for the synthesis of 3-methyli dole.

Key words: silver, silica, supported catalyst, aniline, 1, 2-propanediol, 3-methylindole