A theoretical DFT study of the mechanism of C–C bond hydrogenolysis in alkanes on silica-supported zirconium hydrides
Abstract
A DFT study of C–C bond hydrogenolysis in alkanes on silica-supported zirconium monohydrides (≡Si–O)3ZrH and dihydrides (≡Si–O)2ZrH2 shows that only the latter are capable of catalysing this process under mild conditions.