Reaction of 2-propanol over alumina in the presence of methyl acetate. Evidence for the nature of adsorption

Dehydration of 2-propanol over alumina at 280` has been studied in the presence of methyl acetate as a co-rcactant. liven as low as 2 mol% of methyl acetate strongly inhibits the dehydration reaction (alkene and ether formation). Co-adsorption of methyl acetate leads to the formations of 2-propyl acetate (ester exchange) and methyl 2-propyl ether (ether formation) as competing reactions at low concentrations of methyl acetate and the only reactions at more than SO mol% of methyl acetate.