Mechanistic insight into the ethylbenzene to styrene dehydrogenation reaction

ORGN 169

Sarah L. Weaver, sweaver1@xula.edu, Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, One Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125
α- and β-Deuteroethylbenzene and non-deuterated ethylbenzene in the presence of D2O have been dehydrogenated over a commercial K2O/Fe2O3 catalyst system. Deuterium incorporation in the products has been determined. An operating mechanism of the heterogeneous dehydrogenation has been proposed.
 

Physical Organic Chemistry, Combinatorial and Process Chemistry, New Reactions and Methodology, Peptides, Proteins and Amino Acids
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008