Oxygen → Methane

HRID 1833905Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1833905 reaction equation
[CH3:1]COCC.O=O.[C:8]1([O:14][CH3:15])[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1>>[C:8]1([O:14][CH3:15])[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1.[CH4:1].[C:8]1([OH:14])[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 977OxygenHCID 3283Diethyl Ether2×HCID 7519Anisole

Product 3

HCID 297MethaneHCID 996PhenolHCID 7519Anisole

Procedure

Another feedstock is an ether of general formula R--O--R'. At least one of R or R' must have non-aromatic carbon attached to the oxygen, and otherwise are defined as R above. If R is non-aromatic and R' is aromatic such as in anisole, only the non-aromatic side of the ether will be hydrogenolyzed. Thus anisole will yield methane and phenol. If both R and R' are non-aromatic both sides will be hydrogenolyzed. Thus bibenzyl ether will yield two moles of toluene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d4744f2aa9aa4ef69c18fbd7080eb8be
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_01
Patent number
US04067900

Reaction notes

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