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.
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.
Merle
Nicolas
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Université Lyon, Institut de Chimie de Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR, LCOMS, Villeurbanne, France.
Stoffelbach
François
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Taoufik
Mostafa
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Le Roux
Erwan
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Thivolle-Cazat
Jean
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Basset
Jean-Marie
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