ISOMERIZATION OF 1-BUTENE OVER POTASSIUM
- 5 August 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 4 (8) , 805-806
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1975.805
Abstract
The isomerization of 1-butene takes place over potassium; trans-2-butene and cis-2-butene are formed. The ratio, trans/cis, was 0.1–0.2 in the temperature range 20–40°C, and was about unity in the range 90–140°C.Keywords
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