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Reactions of alkenes on lanthana

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)
Reactions of ethene, propene, butenes, 2-methylpropene, cyclopentene, 2,3-dimethylbut-1-ene, and 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene have been studied with hydrogen, and sometimes deuterium, on lanthana catalysts. Many alkene/lanthana systems show evidence of self-poisoning which is more marked with straight-chain hydrocarbons than with branched hydrocarbons and at higher temperatures; the catalysts are also highly sensitive to impurities. The temperature required to attain a fixed rate of hydrogenation (10/sup 16/ molecules s/sup -1/ m/sup -2/) varied from 220 K for ethene to over 373 K for the 2,3-dimethylbutenes. Fast hydrogenation without accompanying deuterium exchange was observed with alkenes which cannot form allylic species. The ability to form such species led to rapid isomerization of the butenes below 273 K and of 2-3-dimethylbut-1-ene at 373 K, and to exchange rates with deuterium which were comparable to (propene) or faster than (2-methylpropene) addition reactions at 380 K. Deuterium NMR spectroscopy was used for analysis of the products from the reactions with deuterium. Although the hydrogenation of 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene occurred readily at 245 K, no isomerization was detected even at 510 K.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland
OSTI ID:
5393965
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 105:1; ISSN JCTLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English