Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.81, No.2, 327-331, 2004
Homologation of ethylene without metathesis on silica supported ruthenium catalyst
A 1:1 mixture of C-12(2)-C2H4 (H2C=CH2) and C-13(2)-C2H4 (H-2 C-13=(CH2)-C-13) was contacted on Ru/SiO2 at 200degreesC. Propylene (homologation) was observed without C-13(1)-C2H4 formation (metathesis reaction). This might, at least, be corroborating evidence for discrimination of active sites in regard with the homologation and the metathesis.