Methane → Ethane
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH4:4].[CH3:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8]C>CCC(C)C>[CH3:1][CH3:2].[CH3:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].[CH3:4][CH:2]([CH3:3])[CH3:1]Participants
7
Reactant 3
Product 3
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 150 °C
Procedure
The [Ta]s—H catalyst (46.6 mg; 4.44% Ta/SiO2; 11.4 micromol of Ta) is prepared as in Example 3 and then the reactor charged with propane at atmospheric pressure (propane/Ta=880) and heated at 150° C. under batch conditions. A mixture of methane, of ethane, of butane, of isobutane and, in a smaller proportion, of pentane, of isopentane and of C6 homologues is gradually obtained according to the following Table 2.
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-af2b7a19555e40539511b850f017b6f6
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2001_05
- Patent number
- US06229060B1
Reaction notes
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