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Biocatalytic, Biomimetic and Suprabiotic Oxidation of Alkanes

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Catalytic Activation and Functionalisation of Light Alkanes

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The controlled partial oxidation of hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes and aromatics) is the single most important technology for converting petrochemical feedstocks to industrial organic chemicals [1–4]. For economic reasons, these processes predominantly involve the use of molecular oxygen (dioxygen) as the primary oxidant. The success of these processes depends largely on the use of transition metal catalysts to promote both the rate of reaction and the selectivity to partial oxidation products. Both gas phase and liquid phase oxidations, employing heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts, respectively, are practical industrially (Table 1). A cursory examination of Table 1 reveals that alkane oxidations, generally speaking, tend to give lower selectivities than alkenes or alkylaromatics. However, there is a marked trend towards substitution, where possible, of olefin and aromatic feedstocks by cheaper alkanes. Particularly desirable targets include the use of propane as the feedstock for acrylonitrile and acrylic acid, ethane for acetic acid and n-pentane for phthalic anhydride. The direct conversion of methane to methanol, rather than via synthesis gas, is also a highly attractive goal. Hence, there is considerable industrial interest in developing more selective methods for the oxidation of (lower) alkanes with dioxygen.

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Sheldon, R.A. (1998). Biocatalytic, Biomimetic and Suprabiotic Oxidation of Alkanes. In: Derouane, E.G., Haber, J., Lemos, F., Ribeiro, F.R., Guisnet, M. (eds) Catalytic Activation and Functionalisation of Light Alkanes. NATO ASI Series, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0982-8_10

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