Partial oxidation of olefins by molecular oxygen catalysed by (alumina)Rh(O2). Part 2

Jeffrey Schwartz, Jeffrey W. McMillan, H. Eric Fischer

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Abstract

Selective partial oxidation of a series of olefins was accomplished using molecular oxygen, catalysed by (alumina)Rh(O2). Ketones were the major products; no allylic oxidation was noted, and little combustion or double-bond cleavage was observed. A mechanism involving a carbocationic intermediate is proposed; competitive trapping to either coordinated glycolate or coordinated epoxide is suggested to give the observed ketonic products.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)443-450
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis
Volume74
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 8 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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