Abstract
Illumination of aqueous solutions of (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O (1) in the presence of 2-propanol results in rapid formation of acetone with concomitant formation of a spectroscopically characterized reduced molybdenum species. A reaction sequence is proposed in which the excited state of 1 abstracts H· from the α-carbon atom of the alcohol. The relevance of this reaction to photochemical and thermal C-H activation on heterogeneous metal oxide catalysts is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4210-4213 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of physical chemistry |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry