Abstract
Methane, a building block for basic chemicals through its incorporation into alkanes: when a methane/propane mixture is passed over a tantalum hydride catalyst at 250°C, propane is transformed into two ethane molecules through the incorporation of one methane unit. This reaction corresponds to a cross-metathesis of propane and methane (see scheme; Alk = alkyl).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5366-5369 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 40 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 11 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alkanes
- Cross-metathesis
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Methane homologation
- Tantalum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry