Key words: supercritical water, tetralones, naphthols, dehydrogenation
The reactivity of several 1- and 2-tetralones in subcritical and supercritical water (T = 400 °C, p = 0.2 g/cm3) is studied. Tetralones as well as tetralin are shown to undergo dehydrogenation that leads to corresponding naphthols and naphthalene, respectively.
doi:10.1134/S1990793109080089