Acetonitrile can be synthesized from ethane by heterogeneous catalytic ammoxidation using Nb–Sb mixed oxides supported on alumina; a new type of (amm)oxidation active site on the catalyst, which can lead to a selective insertion of O–N atoms on the double bond of the intermediate ethylene is suggested.
R. Catani and G. Centi, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1991, 1081 DOI: 10.1039/C39910001081
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