Issue 4, 1997

Catalytic oxidation of methane to methyl hydroperoxide and other oxygenates under mild conditions

Abstract

Methane is oxidized by air in acetonitrile solution to give methyl hydroperoxide (easily reduced to methanol), formaldehyde and formic acid in the presence of [NBu 4 ]VO 3 –pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid as the catalyst and H 2 O 2 as a promoter.

Article information

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Paper

Chem. Commun., 1997, 397-398

Catalytic oxidation of methane to methyl hydroperoxide and other oxygenates under mild conditions

G. V. Nizova, G. Süss-Fink and G. B. Shul’pin, Chem. Commun., 1997, 397 DOI: 10.1039/A607765J

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