Homogeneous modeling of ammoxidation chemistry: nitrile formation using a soluble analogue of MoO₃

Abstract

The reaction of the soluble MoO₃ analogue [Mo₆O₁₉]^2- with Ph₃P=NCH₂Ph replicates key features of heterogeneous ammoxidation chemistry by producing moderate yields of PhC≡N through the proposed intermediacy of the benzylimido hexamolybdate complex [Mo₆O₁₈(NCH₂Ph)]^2-.

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