Natural and shale gasses are comprised of approximately 70% methane by volume, which is estimated to be a volume of 3,374 trillion cubic feet. The productive use of methane is necessitated not only by its natural abundance but also its strong global warming potential, which is 25 times that of CO2, given that it is significantly more efficient at trapping heat radiation. Furthermore, the catalytic transformation of methane to value added products is limited by a lack of selectivity, which arises from both high requisite reaction temperatures and products that feature C-H bonds which are more reactive than the C-H bonds of methane: features which often lead to overoxidation. In this work, we present a series of both commercially available and synthetically prepared 3rd row transition metal complexes capable of activating and transforming methane into value-added products.

Rational catalyst development for the activation of methane by 3rd row transition metals

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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