On the mechanism of the conversion of methanol to 2,2,3-trimethylbutane (triptane) over zinc iodide

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 8907-8917

  Bercaw, John E ^a   Diaconescu, Paula L ^a,c   Grubbs, Robert H ^a   Kay, Richard D ^b   Kitching, Sarah ^b   Labinger, Jay A ^a   Li, Xingwei ^a   Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa ^a,d   Morris, George E ^b   Sunley, Glenn J ^b   Vagner, Patrick ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

2,2,3-TRIMETHYLBUTANE (TRIPTANE); ARENES; CARBON-CARBON BONDED SPECIES; CATIONIC METHYLATION;

METHANOL;

2,2,3 TRIMETHYLBUTANE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BUTANE; CARBON; HYDROCARBON; METHANOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DRUG MIXTURE; METHYLATION; PROCESS MODEL;

EID: 33750891429     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0617823     Document Type: Article

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