TY - JOUR
T1 - Silica-alumina-supported, tungsten-based heterogeneous alkane metathesis catalyst
T2 - Is it closer to a silica- or an alumina-supported system?
AU - Le Roux, Erwan
AU - Taoufik, Mostafa
AU - Baudouin, Anne
AU - Copéret, Christophe
AU - Thivolle-Cazat, Jean
AU - Basset, Jean-Marie Maurice
AU - Maunders, Barry M.
AU - Sunley, Glenn J.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Grafting of [W(≡C-t-Bu)(CH2-t-Bu)3] (1) on silica-alumina partially dehydroxylated at 500°C generates a surface complex [(≡SiO)W(≡C-t-Bu)-(CH2-t-Bu)3] (2) as evidenced by mass balance analysis, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. Upon treatment of this species under H2, a tungsten hydride derivative, [(≡SiO)(EO)W(H)x] (3), (E=Si or Al), is formed. Both of these complexes are active as alkane metathesis catalysts. The activity of this hydride is similar to that observed for the tungsten hydride-supported on alumina and much greater than that obtained on silica. Noteworthy are the selectivities in higher alkane homologues, that is Cn+1>C n+2, which are fully consistent with olefin metathesis being the key homologation process.
AB - Grafting of [W(≡C-t-Bu)(CH2-t-Bu)3] (1) on silica-alumina partially dehydroxylated at 500°C generates a surface complex [(≡SiO)W(≡C-t-Bu)-(CH2-t-Bu)3] (2) as evidenced by mass balance analysis, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. Upon treatment of this species under H2, a tungsten hydride derivative, [(≡SiO)(EO)W(H)x] (3), (E=Si or Al), is formed. Both of these complexes are active as alkane metathesis catalysts. The activity of this hydride is similar to that observed for the tungsten hydride-supported on alumina and much greater than that obtained on silica. Noteworthy are the selectivities in higher alkane homologues, that is Cn+1>C n+2, which are fully consistent with olefin metathesis being the key homologation process.
KW - Alkanes
KW - Hydrides
KW - Metathesis
KW - Silica-alumina
KW - Tungsten
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846683953&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adsc.200600436
DO - 10.1002/adsc.200600436
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846683953
SN - 1615-4150
VL - 349
SP - 231
EP - 237
JO - Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
JF - Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
IS - 1-2
ER -