Highly selective formation of tert-butyl hydroperoxide from the reaction of isobutane and O2 in a zeolite under visible light

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-389

  Blatter, Fritz ^a   Sun, Hai ^a   Frei, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroperoxides; Isobutane; Oxygen; Photooxidations; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-TRANSFER ABSORPTION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; FT-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES; HYDROPEROXIDES; ISOBUTANES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELECTIVE FORMATION; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN; ZEOLITES;

PHOTOOXIDATION;

EID: 0001500432     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.19960020406     Document Type: Article

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