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Metals are most active when they first deposit on the catalyst. With time, they lose their initial effectiveness through continuous oxidation-reduction cycles. On average, about one third of the nickel on the equilibrium catalyst will have the activity to promote dehydrogenation reactions. 

In this example the XZ intermediate compound corresponds to the 2 N02 term, and the catalyst nitric oxide is regenerated continuously. 

PtMo alloys are not as effective as PtRu for methanol, or ethanol, oxidation. As shown in Figure 29, the d band vacancy per Pt atom for the PtMo/C catalyst continues to increase until 0.6 V vs RHE, in contrast to the behavior of PtRu/C. ° The authors attribute this difference to the lack of removal of the Cl fragments from the particle surface by the oxy-hydroxides of Mo. However, the difference in the electrocatalytic activity of PtRu and PtMo catalysts may be attributed to ensemble effects as well as electronic effects. The former are not probed in the white line analysis presented by Mukerjee and co-workers. In the case of methanol oxidation, en-... 

Organometallic reagents and catalysts continue to be of considerable importance, as illustrated in several procedures CAR-BENE GENERATION BY a-ELIMINATION WITH LITHIUM 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYLPIPERIDIDE l-ETHOXY-2-p-TOL-YLCYCLOPROPANE CATALYTIC OSMIUM TETROXIDE OXIDATION OF OLEFINS PREPARATION OF cis-1,2-CYCLOHEXANEDIOL COPPER CATALYZED ARYLA-TION OF /3-DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS 2-(l-ACETYL-2-OXOPROPYL)BENZOIC ACID and PHOSPHINE-NICKEL COMPLEX CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING OF GRIG-NARD REAGENTS WITH ARYL AND ALKENYL HALIDES 1,2-DIBUTYLBENZENE. 

Later studies demonstrated that cyclic operation was not necessary for the attainment of high product selectivities. High selectivities could be obtained on suitable catalysts with contemporaneously fed methane and oxygen in the continuous, catalyst-mediated oxidative coupling of methane. A large-scale catalyst screening... 

Sato and Seo [277] demonstrated that a silver catalyst continuously emits low-energy electrons. This emission is chemically stimulated when the catalyst produces ethylene oxide. There is a strong correlation between the production rate and the emission rate. The emitting layer is continuously renewed and is apparently silver oxide. 

The chemistry and function of Rh6(CO)16 and Re2(CO)10 as oxidation catalysts for organic compounds is under continuing investigation. In particular, we are studying the role of Rhe(CO)16 as a labile multisubstrate oxidation catalyst for oxidizing CO and triphenylphosphine (33, 34). 

The unique versatility of ruthenium as an oxidation catalyst continues to provide a stimulus for research on a variety of oxidative transformations. Its juxtaposition in the periodic table and close similarity to the biological redox elements, iron and manganese, coupled with the accessibility of various high-valent oxo species by reaction of lower-valent complexes with dioxygen make ruthenium an ideal candidate for suprabiotic catalysis. 

Osmium tetroxide (0s04, sometimes called osmic acid) reacts with alkenes in a concerted step to form a cyclic osmate ester. Oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide (H202) or tertiary amine oxides (R3N+—O-) are used to hydrolyze the osmate ester and reoxidize osmium to osmium tetroxide. The regenerated osmium tetroxide catalyst continues to hydroxylate more molecules of the alkene. 

Successful examples of selective oxidation catalysis in industry include the conversions of ethylene to ethylene oxide and of methanol to formaldehyde, both on silver catalysts. Ethylene oxide, with an annual worldwide production capacity over 11 million tons, is an important intermediate for the production of glycols (antifreeze agents), ethoxylates (additives in washing powder), cosmetics, polyester fibers, and pharmaceuticals. The partial oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide is carried out on silver metal particles supported on o -Al203 or SiC and promoted by alkaline earth or alkali metals. Trace amounts of ethylene dichloride are also fed continuously into the reactor to suppress deep oxidation. Selectivities of about 75-85% are typical nowadays for this process. Formaldehyde, with a production capacity of... 

Epoxides are possibly the most studied of the three-membered heterocycles. While a host methods for the synthesis of epoxides have been developed, work continues, especially in the development of more chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective methods. The development of new metal-based epoxidation catalysts continues to garner significant levels of activity. The use of the Mn-based catalyst, I, with a water-soluble ligand provides excellent yields of the corresponding epoxides <06MI139>. A Mn-salen complex was modified by the addition of phosphonium groups at either end to render it water-soluble. The use of 5 mol% of this catalyst with NalO as the oxidant provided a quantitative yield of cyclohexene oxide from cyclohexene. 

In spite of its topicality, the history of the industrial transition metal-catalyzed oxidation of alkylaromatic compounds dates back to the early 1920s with the continuous oxidation of ethylbenzene to acetophenone using manganese acetate as catalyst. This process was developed by the IG Farben at Uerdingen [2]. 

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