Hydrogenolysis and Homologation of Linear and Branched Pentenes on Ru/SiO2 Catalysts: Implication in the Mechanism of C-C Bond Formation and Cleavage on Metal Surfaces

Eloy Rodriguez, Michel Leconte, Jean Marie Basset*, Katsumi Tanaka, Ken Ichi Tanaka

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Abstract

Hydrogenolysis and homologation of 1-pentene to butenes and hexenes take place simultaneously and at the same rate over a Ru/SiO2 catalyst at 110 °C, suggesting that these two reactions are mechanistically related. 13C labeling experiments indicate that C-C cleavage occurs at the double bond of l-pentene-1-13C leading to unlabeled 1-butene and labeled hexenes. The product distribution in the hydrogenolysis of 1-pentene, 2-pentenes, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, and 2-methyl-1-butene is accounted for by a carbene-olefin mechanism, which can therefore be considered as a reasonable common path for the formation and cleavage of carbon-carbon bonds on metal surfaces.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)275-278
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume110
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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