High-yield, radical-initiated oxidative functionalization of ethane by perfluorocarboxylic acid anhydrides. Role of metal ions in catalytic alkane oxidations in the …

T Hogan, A Sen

Index: Hogan, Terrence; Sen, Ayusman Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1997 , vol. 119, # 11 p. 2642 - 2646

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Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide and a trace of either ethene or propene initiated the conversion of ethane to propionic acid and its mixed anhydride (CH3CH2CO2H+ CH3CH2COOCOCF3) and trifluoromethyl ethyl ketone, CH3CH2COCF3, by trifluoroacetic anhydride at 80° C. For a fixed amount of H2O2, the amount of products formed increased with increasing amount of trifluoroacetic anhydride employed and was always higher than the amount of H2O2 ...