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Electron‐Induced Hydration of an Alkene: Alternative Reaction Pathways
Author(s) -
Warneke Jonas,
Wang Ziyan,
Swiderek Petra,
Bredehöft Jan Hendrik
Publication year - 2015
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.201412147
Subject(s) - ethylene , chemistry , electron ionization , electron capture , desorption , alkene , photochemistry , ionization , solvated electron , organic chemistry , adsorption , catalysis , ion , radiolysis , aqueous solution
Electron‐induced reactions in condensed mixtures of ethylene and water lead to the synthesis of ethanol, as shown by post‐irradiation thermal desorption spectrometry (TDS). Interestingly, this synthesis is not only induced by soft electron impact ionization similar to a previously observed electron‐induced hydroamination but also, at low electron energy, by electron attachment to ethylene and a subsequent acid/base reaction with water.