Oxidation of n-heptane with molecular oxygen using heterogeneous catalyst formed by covalently binding [1,2-bis(salicylidene amino)-phenylene] zirconium complex to modified silica gel

Oxyfunctionalization of n-pentane and n-hexane by oxovanadium complexes supported on carbamated modified silica gel

“…Such a strategy has been applied [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] to the selective partial oxidation of alkanes by transition metal supported catalysts to form oxygencontaining compounds such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids. The alkane oxyfunctionalization constitutes a current challenge to modern chemistry towards the development of highly important and useful reactions for the chemical industry.…”

The effects of metals and ligands on the oxidation of n-octane using iridium and rhodium “PNP” aminodiphosphine complexes

“…1–10 Terminally oxidized hydrocarbons are valuable starting materials in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. 11 However, one of the main challenges in the activation of alkane C–H bonds is the low selectivity in forming the desired products, that is, the preferential activation of sp 2 over sp 3 hybridized C–H bonds. 12–14 Furthermore, the chemical inertness of alkanes, together with their high ionization energy, p K a values, and low electron affinity, makes activation of C–H bonds difficult.…”

“…12–14 Furthermore, the chemical inertness of alkanes, together with their high ionization energy, p K a values, and low electron affinity, makes activation of C–H bonds difficult. 11,13,15–17…”