Alkanes are observed to exchange hydrogen atoms with deuterium gas over some platinum metal catalysts. When 3,3-dimethylpentane

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Alkanes are observed to exchange hydrogen atoms with deuterium gas over some platinum metal catalysts. When 3,3-dimethylpentane in the presence of D2 is exposed to a platinum catalyst and the gases are observed before the reaction has proceeded very far, the main product is CH3CH2C(CH3)2CD2CD3 plus unreacted 3,3-dimethylpentane. Devise a plausible mechanism to explain this observation.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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