Activation and Catalytic Reactions of Saturated Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Metal Complexes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   Pages 1-7

3. Processes of C-H Bond Activation

   Pages 8-20

4. Hydrocarbon Transformations That do not Involve Metals or Their Compounds

   Pages 21-75

5. Heterogeneous Hydrocarbon Reactions with Participation of Solid Metals and Metal Oxides

   Pages 76-126

6. Activation of C-H Bonds by Low-valent Metal Complexes (“The Organometallic Chemistry”)

   Pages 127-199

7. Hydrocarbon Activation by Metal Ions, Atoms, and Complexes in the Gas Phase and in a Matrix

   Pages 200-218

8. Mechanisms of C-H Bond Splitting by Low-valent Metal Complexes

   Pages 219-258

9. Activation of Hydrocarbons by Platinum Complexes

   Pages 259-317

10. Hydrocarbon Reactions with High-valent Metal Complexes

    Pages 318-370

11. Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Molecular Oxygen

    Pages 371-429

12. Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Peroxides and Other Oxygen Atom Donors

    Pages 430-465

13. Oxidation in Living Cells and its Chemical Models

    Pages 466-522

14. Back Matter

    Pages 523-536

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hemistry is the science about breaking and forming of bonds between atoms. One of the most important processes for organic chemistry is breaking bonds C–H, as well as C–C in various compounds, and primarily, in hydrocarbons. Among hydrocarbons, saturated hydrocarbons, alkanes (methane, ethane, propane, hexane etc. ), are especially attractive as substrates for chemical transformations. This is because, on the one hand, alkanes are the main constituents of oil and natural gas, and consequently are the principal feedstocks for chemical industry. On the other hand, these substances are known to be the less reactive organic compounds. Saturated hydrocarbons may be called the “noble gases of organic chemistry” and, if so, the first representative of their family – methane – may be compared with extremely inert helium. As in all comparisons, this parallel between noble gases and alkanes is not fully accurate. Indeed the transformations of alkanes, including methane, have been known for a long time. These reactions involve the interaction with molecular oxygen from air (burning – the main source of energy!), as well as some mutual interconversions of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. However, all these transformations occur at elevated temperatures (higher than 300–500 °C) and are usually characterized by a lack of selectivity. The conversion of alkanes into carbon dioxide and water during burning is an extremely valuable process – but not from a chemist viewpoint.

• Atom
• Oxidation
• biochemistry
• catalysis
• chemistry
• metals
• organic chemistry
• organic synthesis
• organometallic chemistry
• oxygen
• platinum
• reactions
• synthesis
• theoretical chemistry

• Institute of Biochemical Physics, Moscow, Russia

  Alexander E. Shilov

• Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

  Alexander E. Shilov, Georgiy B. Shul’pin

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