25036-01-5Relevant articles and documents
Direct Evidence on the Mechanism of Methane Conversion under Non-oxidative Conditions over Iron-modified Silica: The Role of Propargyl Radicals Unveiled
?ot, Petr,Hemberger, Patrick,Pan, Zeyou,Paunovi?, Vladimir,Puente-Urbina, Allen,van Bokhoven, Jeroen Anton
supporting information, p. 24002 - 24007 (2021/10/01)
Radical-mediated gas-phase reactions play an important role in the conversion of methane under non-oxidative conditions into olefins and aromatics over iron-modified silica catalysts. Herein, we use operando photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy to disentangle the elusive C2+ radical intermediates participating in the complex gas-phase reaction network. Our experiments pinpoint different C2-C5 radical species that allow for a stepwise growth of the hydrocarbon chains. Propargyl radicals (H2C?C≡C?H) are identified as essential precursors for the formation of aromatics, which then contribute to the formation of heavier hydrocarbon products via hydrogen abstraction–acetylene addition routes (HACA mechanism). These results provide comprehensive mechanistic insights that are relevant for the development of methane valorization processes.
2,3-Dihydro-1H-naphtho[1,8-cd]borinine as a Potent Precursor for Open-Shell Singlet B-Heterocycles
Ito, Shigekazu,Kato, Naoto,Mikami, Koichi
supporting information, p. 2936 - 2939 (2017/06/21)
The reaction of naphthalene-1,8-diylbis[(trimethylsilyl)methanide] and dimethyl arylboronates afforded the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-1H-naphtho[1,8-cd]borinine as single diastereomers. Single-electron oxidation of the boron-containing heterocycles provided acenaphthylene through the generation boron-containing cyclic singlet biradicals.
Probing mechanisms of aryl-aryl bond cleavages under flash vacuum pyrolysis conditions
Jackson, Edward A.,Xue, Xiang,Cho, Hee Yeon,Scott, Lawrence T.
, p. 1279 - 1287 (2014/11/08)
Several biaryls have been subjected to flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) at 1100°C and 0.8-0.9hPa. Product compositions are reported for the FVP of 9-phenylanthracene (1), 2-bromobiphenyl (5), biphenyl (8), 1,10- diphenylanthracene (12), 9-(2-naphthyl)anthracene (17), and 9,9′- bianthracenyl (20). The experimental results have been used to evaluate four possible mechanistic pathways for the cleavage of aryl-aryl bonds under these conditions: (1) the 'explosion' of substituted phenyl radicals; (2) hydrogen atom attachment to an ipso-carbon atom of the biaryl followed by C-C bond cleavage; (3) direct homolysis; and (4) loss of a fragment as an aryne. None of these mechanisms by itself successfully accommodates all of the experimental facts. The data suggest that aryl-aryl bond cleavages under FVP conditions involve at least two different mechanistic pathways and that the relative contributions of the competing pathways probably vary from one biaryl to the next.