Catalytic hydrogen-chlorine exchange between chlorinated hydrocarbons under oxygen-free conditions

Alwies W.A.M. Van Der Heijden, Simon G. Podkolzin, Mark E. Jones, Johannes H. Bitter, Bert M. Weckhuysen

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Pass the parcel: Activity experiments show that LaCl3 supported on carbon nanofibers is a highly active, selective, and stable catalyst for the H-Cl exchange reaction between CCl4 and CH2Cl2 to form CHCl3 (see scheme) in the absence of either lattice or gas-phase oxygen. Density functional calculations suggest that the reaction proceeds through the formation of weakly adsorbed Cl and H species which can be exchanged between the reactants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5002-5004
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume47
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Jun 2008

Keywords

  • Density functional calculations
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Lanthanum
  • Metathesis
  • Supported catalysts

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