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C-H activation in strongly acidic media. the co-catalytic effect of the reaction medium

  • Mårten Ahlquist
  • , Roy A. Periana
  • , William A. Goddard
  • Materials and Process Simulation Center (139-74)
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Scripps Florida

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Abstract

Quantum mechanical (QM) results are used to establish the role of sulfuric acid solvent in facilitating the reaction between PtII(bpym)Cl 2 (bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidinyl) and methane; coordination of methane to the platinum catalyst is found to be catalyzed by the acidic medium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2373-2375
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

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