Propylene Metathesis by Use of Novel TiCl4 or Ti(O-i-Pr)4-treated Low Valent Lanthanide Particles (Sm and Yb)

1 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters

Vol. 18 (1) , 171-172
https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1989.171

Abstract

TiCl₄ or Ti(O-i-Pr))₄-treated low valent, highly dispersed lanthanide particles (Sm and Yb) prepared by metal vapor deposition exhibited the activity for propylene metathesis at 333–473 K. Propylene was selectively converted to ethylene and but-2-ene.

Keywords

LOW VALENT
TREATED LOW
LANTHANIDE PARTICLES
METATHESIS
PROPYLENE
HIGHLY DISPERSED
SELECTIVELY CONVERTED
DEPOSITION EXHIBITED
TICL4OR TI
NOVEL TICL4OR

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