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Propene undergoes ammoxidation to give acrylonitrile. A catalyst (Bi-Mo or U-Sb or Sn-Sb) is required. The oxygen is used to oxidise the liberated hydrogen to water, so moving the equilibrium.

Alan Heaton (Ed.) An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, Blackie (1996)

2
CH3–CH=CH2
  +  
2
NH3
  +  
3
O2
         
2
  +  
6
H2O
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Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic

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