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Inside Back Cover: Direct Mechanism of the First Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation in the Methanol‐to‐Hydrocarbons Process (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 31/2017)
Author(s) -
Wu Xinqiang,
Xu Shutao,
Zhang Wenna,
Huang Jindou,
Li Jinzhe,
Yu Bowen,
Wei Yingxu,
Liu Zhongmin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201705757
Subject(s) - methanol , chemistry , cover (algebra) , carbon fibers , carbon–carbon bond , catalysis , zeolite , reaction mechanism , solid state , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , mechanical engineering , composite number , engineering , composite material
The first carbon–carbon bond formation in the methanol to hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction over zeolite catalysts has been a highly controversial issue and has puzzled scientists for 30 years. In their Communication on page 9039 ff. Z. Liu, Y. Wei et al. propose a direct mechanism for the formation of the first C−C bond in the MTH reaction, based on the detection of the crucial intermediate, a surface methyleneoxy analogue species originating from activated DME or methanol, by in situ solid‐state NMR spectroscopy.