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Isotopic evidence for direct methyl coupling and ethane to ethylene conversion during partial oxidation of methane over Li/MgO

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100333a003· OSTI ID:6085136
The products of the reaction of a CH/sub 4//CD/sub 4/O/sub 2/ mixture over a Li-promoted MgO (Li/MgO) catalyst at 750/degrees/C have been determined by mass spectrometry and high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Under these conditions there was no significant hydrogen exchange between CH/sub 4/ and CD/sub 4/. C/sub 2/H/sub 6/, CD/sub 3/CH/sub 3/, and C/sub 2/D/sub 6/ were the only ethanes detected, and C/sub 2/H/sub 4/, CD/sub 2/CH/sub 2/, and C/sub 2/D/sub 4/ were the only ethylenes. The relative concentrations of the hydrocarbon products could be predicted on the basis of the relative concentrations of CH/sub 3/ and CD/sub 3/ determined by the kinetic isotope effect. The results suggest that the reaction proceeds almost exclusively by gas-phase methyl coupling and that ethylene is produced by gas-phase conversion of ethane.
Research Organization:
CSIRO, New South Wales (Australia)
OSTI ID:
6085136
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 92:22; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English