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Evidence for a “Carbene‐like” Intermediate during the Reaction of Methoxy Species with Light Alkenes on H‐ZSM‐5
Author(s) -
Yamazaki Hiroshi,
Shima Hisashi,
Imai Hiroyuki,
Yokoi Toshiyuki,
Tatsumi Takashi,
Kondo Junko N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201007178
Subject(s) - carbene , photochemistry , deuterium , methylene , chemistry , zsm 5 , catalysis , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , zeolite , physics , quantum mechanics
Secrets revealed : IR spectroscopy shows that the recovered acidic hydroxy groups after the reaction of [D 3 ]methoxy groups with light alkenes on zeolites are all deuterated (see scheme). The results indicate that the reaction occurs through methylene rather than methyl units.