Low-Temperature Activation of Methane: It also Works Without a Transition Metal

摘要

The activation of methane at ambient conditions and its conversion into more valuable feedstocks is a challenge for future, because it would permit a much more efficient use of methane from either geological deposits or biogenic sources.[1] Most low-temperature routes for the activation of methane are based on transition-metal catalysts, and particularly promising approaches involve the functionalization of methane with the aid of platinum complexes.[2] While these systems achieve the activation of methane under comparably mild conditions, they are far removed from possible future applications in large-scale processes because of the expensive catalysts or because of the nature of the products.