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General aspect of catalytic hydrogenation and isomerization reactions on oxide catalyst. Characteristics of the reactions via ionic and nonionic intermediates

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)

An analysis of new and available data, mostly published by Tanaka and Okuhara, on the hydrogenation of alkenes and conjugated dienes and the hydrogen-deuterium exchange on the oxides of cadmium, magnesium, zinc, cobalt, chromium, thorium, zirconium, and lanthanum, and on molybdenum disulfide suggested that the partial hydrogenation of conjugated dienes catalyzed by cadmium and magnesium oxide proceeds by a mechanism which is similar to that of diene hydrogenation on supported alkali metals or on alkali metal hydride and involves allyl carbanion intermediates. The same ionic mechanism apparently also occurs in the double-bond migration of n-alkenes on cadmium oxide, and the isomerization catalyzed by molybdenum disulfide. The nonionic reaction mechanism via o-alkyl and o- or m-allyl intermediates apparently proceeds on active sites of a definite structure, i.e., a specific degree of coordination, but the ionic mechanism seems to depend only on the acidity or basicity of the sites. The nonspecific nature of the site for the ionic mechanism may result in high resistance to poisoning.

Research Organization:
Hokkaido Univ.
OSTI ID:
6462480
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 65:1; ISSN JCTLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English