Solid-state NMR monitoring of a double bond isomerization in propene on ZnO

Monitoring of the 13C-label scrambling from the position 3 to the position 1 in the 13C-labeled propene adsorbed on zinc oxide has been performed with 1H and 13C solid state NMR in situ. This allowed us to characterize the dynamics of a double bond shift reaction in adsorbed propene, and derive the kinetic parameters of this reaction, which were not earlier available without using solid state NMR and 13C-labeling of the olefin.