Synthesis of methanethiol from methanol over reduced molybdenum sulfide catalysts based on the Mo6S8 cluster

Thomas J. Paskach; Glenn L. Schrader; Robert E. McCarley

doi:10.1016/S0021-9517(02)93684-5

Synthesis of methanethiol from methanol over reduced molybdenum sulfide catalysts based on the Mo₆S₈ cluster

Thomas J. Paskach, Glenn L. Schrader, Robert E. McCarley

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Abstract

Catalysts having structures containing the Mo₆S₈ cluster (crystalline Chevrel phases, amorphous ternary molybdenum sulfides, and ligated molecular clusters) have been discovered to be active for thiol synthesis from methanol and hydrogen sulfide at 250°C and 1 atm. An amorphous lanthanum molybdenum sulfide material was found to be the most selective catalyst (<80% methanethiol) at low conversions. CO₂, CO, CS₂, and CH₄ were the major by-products in these studies.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	93684
Pages (from-to)	285-295
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Catalysis
Volume	211
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9517(02)93684-5
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Methanethiol synthesis
Molybdenum sulfide cluster catalysts
Organosulfur catalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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