The invention relates to a method for preparing 3, 4-
dihydropyran. According to the method,
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol is adopted as a reactant, and under the catalytic action of a modified aluminum
oxide catalyst, 3, 4-
dihydropyran is prepared through a reaction. The
reaction conditions are as follows: the reaction is carried out in a
fixed bed reactor at normal pressure, the
reaction temperature is 250-340 DEG C, and the feeding
mass space velocity of
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol is 0.1-2.0 h <-1 >. The method is characterized in that modified aluminum
oxide is used as a catalyst, the catalyst is simple to prepare and relatively good in stability and can efficiently catalyze
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to selectively generate 3, 4-
dihydropyran, and the conversion rate of the catalyst is gt; the selectivity of the 3, 4-dihydropyran is gt; 95%. The method has the beneficial effects that after being modified, the industrial
activated aluminum oxide is moderate in acidity, tetrahydrofurfuryl
alcohol is efficiently catalyzed to be dehydrated to prepare the 3, 4-dihydropyran, high-temperature
carbonization inactivation of a product is effectively avoided, and the service life is greatly prolonged; and the catalyst is low in price and simple to prepare, and has a good industrial application prospect.