Molybdenum dithiolene complexes as structural models for the active sites of molybdenum(IV) sulfide hydrodesulfurization catalysts

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3577-3585

  Nguyen, Neilson ^a   Harrison, Daniel J ^a   Lough, Alan J ^a   De Crisci, Antonio G ^a   Fekl, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Desulfurization; Heterogeneous catalysis; Molybdenum; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDRODESULFURIZATION; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGANDS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE;

ACTIVE SITE; CYCLOHEXADIENES; DESULPHURIZATION; DITHIOLENE; HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYSTS; HYDRODESULPHURIZATION; ORGANOSULFUR; PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCK; REMOVAL OF SULFUR; STRUCTURAL MODELING;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 77955969883     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201000269     Document Type: Article

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