Volume 45, Issue 28 pp. 4677-4681
Communication

Gas-Phase Oxidation of Propane and 1-Butene with [V3O7]+: Experiment and Theory in Concert

Sandra Feyel Dipl.-Chem.

Sandra Feyel Dipl.-Chem.

Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Fax: (+49) 30-314-21102

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Detlef Schröder Dr.

Detlef Schröder Dr.

Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Fax: (+49) 30-314-21102

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Xavier Rozanska Dr.

Xavier Rozanska Dr.

Institut für Chemie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany, Fax: (+49) 30-2093-7136

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Joachim Sauer Prof. Dr.

Joachim Sauer Prof. Dr.

Institut für Chemie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany, Fax: (+49) 30-2093-7136

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Helmut Schwarz Prof. Dr. Drs. h.c.

Helmut Schwarz Prof. Dr. Drs. h.c.

Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Fax: (+49) 30-314-21102

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First published: 03 July 2006
Citations: 111

Financial support by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 546) is acknowledged. X.R. and S.F. were supported by an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and a GRK 352 fellowship, respectively.

Graphical Abstract

A good beginning is half the battle. Combined experimental and theoretical studies concerning the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons by [V3O7]+ underline the decisive role of the initial CH activation step. Propane is found to be unreactive, whereas 1-butene rapidly reacts with [V3O7]+ (see picture).

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