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Peroxide Anions as Possible Active Species in Oxidative Coupling of Methane
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Peroxide Anions as Possible Active Species in Oxidative Coupling of Methane

Kiyoshi Otsuka, A. A Said, Kiyotaka Jinno and Takayuki Komatsu
Chemistry letters, Vol.16(1), pp.77-80
01/01/1987
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1987.77

Abstract

Oxidative coupling of CH4 forming C2H6 and C2H4 proceeded smoothly upon contact with Na2O2, BaO2, and SrO2 at low temperatures below 673 K. This indicates that O22− ions are very reactive for activation of CH4. O2− ions contained in the peroxides did not activate CH4.

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