Polarization of bromine molecule in vanadium oxide cluster cavity and new alkane bromination
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 10:10
in Physics & Chemistry
Alkanes are major constituents of natural gas and oil, consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms only. The C-H bonds of alkanes are chemically stable with low reactivity. Technologies that enable selective functionalization of alkanes for converting alkanes into useful raw materials for chemical products such as alcohols and bromoalkanes are eagerly sought for development of both basic chemical sciences and industries. The bromine molecule (Br2) is widely used for bromination of a variety of organic compounds, where bromination reactions take place via a radical mechanism. To attain product selectivity different from that of the radical mechanism, control of electron states of bromine molecule is needed.