Room-temperature activation of the C–H bond in the dehydrogenation of ethane over a Cu/TiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst
Lei Song, Ronghao Zhang, Changan Zhou, Guoqiang Shu, Kui Ma, Hairong Yue
Abstract
Selective activation of the C–H bond was realized in the direct dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene with photocatalysis at room temperature.
Topics & Concepts
DehydrogenationCatalysisDiffuse reflectance infrared fourier transformEthylenePhotochemistryDiffuse reflectionSelectivityAdsorptionDispersion (optics)ChemistryFourier transform infrared spectroscopyRadicalPhotocatalysisMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryOpticsEngineeringPhysicsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions