Catalytic Alkane Metathesis by Tandem Alkane Dehydrogenation-Olefin Metathesis
With petroleum supplies dwindling, there is increasing interest in selective methods for transforming other carbon feedstocks into hydrocarbons suitable for transportation fuel. We report the development of highly productive, well-defined, tandem catalytic systems for the metathesis of n-alkanes. Ea...
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Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 312; no. 5771; pp. 257 - 261 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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WASHINGTON
American Association for the Advancement of Science
14.04.2006
Amer Assoc Advancement Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Summary: | With petroleum supplies dwindling, there is increasing interest in selective methods for transforming other carbon feedstocks into hydrocarbons suitable for transportation fuel. We report the development of highly productive, well-defined, tandem catalytic systems for the metathesis of n-alkanes. Each system comprises one molecular catalyst (a "pincer"-ligated iridium complex) that effects alkane dehydrogenation and olefin hydrogenation, plus a second catalyst (molecular or solid-phase) for olefin metathesis. The systems all show complete selectivity for linear (n-alkane) product. We report one example that achieves selectivity with respect to the distribution of product molecular weights, in which n-decane is the predominant high-molecular-weight product of the metathesis of two moles of n-hexane. |
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ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1123787 |