Abstract
Hydro-metathesis of propene was carried out by using well-defined W(CH3)(6) supported on silica and silica-alumina. It was observed that W(CH3)(6) supported silica-alumina catalyst is much better (TON 4577) than the silica supported catalyst (TON 2104). We demonstrated that the present catalysts are much better than the previously reported (tantalum hydride/KCC-1, TON 786) catalyst. For the first time, we observed the formation of n-decane from propene, which enables us to think of using cheaper raw materials and converting them to petroleum range alkanes using hydro-metathesis reaction. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.