- An easily accessible Re-based catalyst for the selective conversion of methanol: evidence for an unprecedented active site structure through combined operando techniques.
An easily accessible Re-based catalyst for the selective conversion of methanol: evidence for an unprecedented active site structure through combined operando techniques.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2011-03-03)
Anthony Yoboué, Audrey Susset, Asma Tougerti, Daniel Gallego, Sudarsan Venkat Ramani, Malathi Kalyanikar, Dmitriy S Dolzhnikov, Sileshi G Wubshet, Yilun Wang, Sylvain Cristol, Valérie Briois, Camille La Fontaine, Régis M Gauvin, Jean-François Paul, Elise Berrier
PMID21365084
ABSTRACT
Heterogeneous Re/SiO(2) catalysts prepared using a one pot sol-gel synthesis were found to display high activity in the direct, selective methanol conversion to methylal, which is correlated to an unprecedented rhenium oxide structure.
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Formaldehyde dimethyl acetal, absolute, over molecular sieve (H2O ≤0.01%), ≥99.0% (GC)