Energetic pathways and influence of the metallacyclobutane intermediates formed during isobutene/2-butene cross-metathesis over WH 3 /Al 2 O 3 supported catalyst

Motta, Alessandro; C. Szeto, Kaï; Taoufik, Mostafa; P. Nicholas, Christopher

doi:10.1039/c5cy02154e

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Energetic pathways and influence of the metallacyclobutane intermediates formed during isobutene/2-butene cross-metathesis over WH 3 /Al 2 O 3 supported catalyst

Published in Catalysis Science & Technology • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Alessandro Motta

Kaï C. Szeto

Mostafa Taoufik

Abstract

The preferred catalytic cycle occurring in the conversion of isobutene and 2-butene to propylene and pentenes over WH 3 /Al 2 O 3 has been investigated via an energetic analysis of the metallacyclobutanes formed upon 2 + 2 butene cycloaddition with alumina supported tungsten alkylidenes.

Subject

Catalysis

2-Butene

Metathesis

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