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Birch Reduction of Benzene in a Low‐Temperature Plasma |
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| Authors: | Na Na Yu Xia Zhenli Zhu Xinrong Zhang Prof. R. Graham Cooks Prof. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China), Fax: (86)?10‐62782485;2. Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (USA), Fax: (+1)?765‐494‐9421 |
| Abstract: | Selective and specific dihydrogenation of benzene and other arenes has been observed in a low‐temperature helium plasma. A surface Birch reduction mechanism has been proposed in which benzene molecules adsorbed on the discharge surface capture low‐energy surface‐adsorbed electrons and subsequently undergo protonation (see picture). Gas‐phase oxidation processes accompany the reduction reaction.  |
| Keywords: | Birch reduction mass spectrometry plasma chemistry redox chemistry surface reactions |