Cross-metathesis between ethane and toluene catalyzed by [(SiO)2TaH]: the first example of a cross-metathesis reaction between an alkane and an aromatic

Mostafa Taoufik; Ekkehard Schwab; Michael Schultz; Dominic Vanoppen; Marc Walter; Jean Thivolle-Cazat; Jean-Marie Basset

doi:10.1039/B403166K

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Cross-metathesis between ethane and toluene catalyzed by [(SiO)₂TaH]: the first example of a cross-metathesis reaction between an alkane and an aromatic†

Mostafa Taoufik,^a Ekkehard Schwab,^b Michael Schultz,^b Dominic Vanoppen,^b Marc Walter,^b Jean Thivolle-Cazat*^a and Jean-Marie Basset*^a

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Abstract

The silica-supported tantalum hydride [( [triple bond, length as m-dash] SiO)₂TaH] 1 catalyzes at moderate temperature (150–250 °C) the cross-metathesis reaction between toluene and ethane, to form mainly ethylbenzene and xylenes.

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Experimental details; Fig. 1: Effect of partial pressures on the TON of toluene and ethane PDF (105K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B403166K
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 02 Mar 2004
Accepted: 15 Apr 2004
First published: 19 May 2004

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Chem. Commun., 2004, 1434-1435

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Cross-metathesis between ethane and toluene catalyzed by [(SiO)₂TaH]: the first example of a cross-metathesis reaction between an alkane and an aromatic

M. Taoufik, E. Schwab, M. Schultz, D. Vanoppen, M. Walter, J. Thivolle-Cazat and J. Basset, Chem. Commun., 2004, 1434 DOI: 10.1039/B403166K

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