Andrei O. Kuzmin , Galina L. Elizarova , Lyudmila G. Matvienko , Elena R. Savinova and Valentin N. Parmon
Methane, ethane and ethylene are oxidised by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solutions at room temperature and atmospheric pressure in the presence of peroxocomplexes of copper(II) hydroxide; the reaction presumably proceeds by a non-radical mechanism.