The Role of Terminal MoO Bonds in Selective Oxidation of Toluene over a Complex Ce–Mo Oxide in the Absence of Molecular Oxygen

Abstract

The role of terminal MoO bonds in selective oxidation of toluene over a complex Ce–Mo oxide is studied by using a pulse microreactor in the absence of molecular oxygen together with in situ Raman spectroscopy, and it is found that the terminal MoO bonds are mainly responsible for the formation of benzaldehyde.