Dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate over palladium/zinc oxide catalysts

Nobuhiro Iwasa, Osami Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Akazawa, Shigeru OHYAMA, Nobutsune Takezawa

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1991 · 56 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Methyl formate is selectively produced in the dehydrogenation of methanol over Pd/ZnO; the reaction is suggested to proceed through the same steps as over copper-based catalysts.

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