A solid electrolyte-aided study of alkene oxidation on a molybdate catalyst having the scheelite structure

Abstract

Partial oxidation of alkenes by oxygen species transported electrochemically on a scheelite-type molybdate catalyst via yttria-stabilized zirconia at 450–475 °C has revealed that oxygen species transported through the bulk of the catalyst insert into an allylic intermediate to form the oxygenated product, while oxygen species chemisorbed on the catalyst surface from the gas phase accelerate deep oxidation.