I think and hope it's not double post.
Does anybody have idea how can it be done?I do not have Pd,Pt,etc...Eddygp - 6-3-2017 at 13:11
It probably depends a lot on what system you are trying to dehydrogenate. There were these articles...I think that it was for systems that yield a
conjugated product, I remember having found a lot of information about using selenium (if I remember correctly, elemental) with very decent yields.sulfuric acid is the king - 7-3-2017 at 13:05
Linear alkanes.Zandins - 8-3-2017 at 14:47
As far as I understand, you want to remove 2 hydrogens from an alkane to form a double bond?
Alkanes are generally unreactive, so your best bet is probably a free radical halogenation, followed by an elimination reaction to give the alkene.
However, the halogenation will give a mixture of halogenated compounds, which may be difficult to separate.
What exactly do you want to make and from what? Some specifics would be very helpful.
[Edited on 8-3-2017 by Zandins]Texium - 8-3-2017 at 15:47
