title: Room-temperature alkane reactivity in zeolites: an H/D exchange study.
abstract: As evidenced by H/D exchange with acidic zeolites, isoalkanes react readily at room temperature whereas linear alkanes do not. The observed regioselectivity of the exchange process demonstrates that the main factor controlling the reaction is not the accessibility to the acid sites, but the intrinsic reactivity of the alkane. The mechanism is best rationalized by classic organic chemistry involving carbocationic intermediates including the Markovnikov rule.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie Associé au CNRS (UMR 7177), Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, 4, rue B. Pascal , 67000 Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Abdelkarim Sani Souna
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sido
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walspurger
authors.forename: Jérémy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barbiche
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sommer