title: Selective and unexpected transformations of 2-methylpropane to 2,3-dimethylbutane and 2-methylpropene to 2,3-dimethylbutene catalyzed by an alumina-supported tungsten hydride.
abstract: 2-Methylpropane and 2-methylpropene, in the presence of the W(H)(3)/Al(2)O(3) catalyst, are unexpectedly transformed to 2,3-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutenes, respectively, with high selectivity; in case of 2-methylpropane, this reaction represents the first example of the transfer of two carbons in alkane metathesis.
authors.affiliation: Université Lyon, Institut de Chimie de Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR, LCOMS, Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Merle
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stoffelbach
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taoufik
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Le Roux
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thivolle-Cazat
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Basset