Oxidation and oxidative carbonylation of methane and ethane by hexaoxo-μ-peroxodisulfate(2-) ion in aqueous medium. A model for alkane oxidation through the hydrogen-atom abstraction pathway

Minren Lin, Ayusman Sen

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Abstract

In aqueous medium, at 105-115 °C, SO4-. (generated from S2O82-) was found to abstract a hydrogen atom from methane and ethane to form the corresponding alkyl radicals which could be trapped efficiently by carbon monoxide, the resultant acyl radicals being ultimately converted into the homologous carboxylic acids.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)892-893
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine

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