Palladium-catalyzed selective oxidation of ethane to acetate acid.

ABSTRACT: The selective oxidation of ethane to acetate acid represents a promising route for ethane conversion, which is currently challenged by the high C-H bonding energy in ethane molecules and the incidental side reactions under employed conditions. We demonstrate herein that a simple PdCl₂ catalyst can efficiently catalyze the selective oxidation of ethane to acetate acid in the reaction system of C₂H₆-O₂-CO-H₂O. The impacts of reaction parameters on ethane oxidation are systematically investigated. Kinetic and spectroscopic analyses reveal the reaction pathway starting from a water-gas-shift reaction, followed by in-situ hydroxyl radical and H₂O₂ formation for efficient ethane oxidation. In the refined reaction

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12596251 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature