Carbene-like reactivity of methoxy groups in a single crystal SAPO-34 MTO catalyst
Ivalina B. Minova, Michæl Bühl, Santhosh Kumar Matam, C. Richard A. Catlow, Mark D. Frogley, Gianfelice Cinque, Paul A. Wright, Russell F. Howe
Abstract
In situ synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy on single crystals of SAPO-34 reveals that a carbene insertion mechanism is responsible for the first carbon–carbon bond formation from surface methoxy groups.
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