Catalytic benzene coupling on caesium/nanoporous carbon catalysts

Authors
Stevens, MG Sellers, KM Subramoney, S Foley, HC
Citation
Mg. Stevens et al., Catalytic benzene coupling on caesium/nanoporous carbon catalysts, CHEM COMMUN, (24), 1998, pp. 2679-2680
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
24
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2679 - 2680
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(199812):24<2679:CBCOCC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Caesium/nanoporous carbon materials have a very high affinity for hydrogen, breaking the extremely energetic C-H bond in benzene and promoting its con densation to biphenyl, opening a new class of chemical reactions to heterog eneous catalysis.