Activation of saturated hydrocarbons

Shilov, A.E., Activation of Saturated Hydrocarbons bv Transition Metal Complexes D. Riedel Publishing Co Dordrecht 1984. 

A.E. Shilov Activation of Saturated Hydrocarbons by Transition Metal Complexes. 

A. E. Shilov Activation of Saturated Hydrocarbons by Transition Metal Complexes. 1984 ISBN 90-277-1628-5... 

Direct C-H activation of saturated hydrocarbons by heterogeneous catalysts using 02 as an oxidant under mild reaction conditions is of great importance in terms of the development of chemical processes employing abundant natural resources. For this... 

Shilov, A.E. (1983) Activation of saturated hydrocarbons by transition metal complexes, Reidel, Dordrecht. 

Towards the end of the second millennium, studies of the transition elements continued to make major contributions to chemical science and technology. The development of new catalysts and reagents represents one area of activity. Examples are provided by the activation of saturated hydrocarbons by rhodium or lutetium complexes, new syntheses of optically active products in reactions which employ chiral metal compounds, and transition metal compounds which catalyse the stereospecific polymerization of alkenes. The ability of transition metal centres to bind to several organic molecules has been exploited in the construction of new two- and three-dimensional molecular architectures (Figure 1.4). New materials containing transition elements are being developed, one... 

Recent reviews (a) references 2a-d, 12a. (b) Arndtsen BA, Bergman RG,Mobley TA, Peterson TH (1995) Acc Chem Res 28 154. (c) Davies JA, Watson PL, Greenberg A, Liebman JF (eds) (1990) Selective hydrocarbon oxidation and functionalization. VCH, New York, Chaps 1-5. (d) Hill CL (ed) (1989) Activation and functionalization of alkanes. Wiley, New York, (e) Shilov AE, Shul pin GB (1997) Chem Rev 97 2879. (f) Shilov AE (1984) Activation of saturated hydrocarbons by transition metal complexes. D. Reidel, Dordrecht... 

In this chapter, we will consider the reactions of C-H compounds, such as alkanes, arenes as well as some others, with platinum complexes containing mainly chloride ligands. The reactions of alkanes with platinum(II) complexes have been the first examples of true homogeneous activation of saturated hydrocarbons in solution. Complexes of Pt(II) exhibit both nucleophilic and electrophilic properties, they do not react with alkanes via a typical oxidative addition mechanism nor can they be regarded as typical oxidants. Due to this, it is reasonable to discuss their reactions in a special chapter which is a bridge between previous chapters (devoted to the low-valent complexes) and further sections of the book that consider mainly complexes in a high oxidation state. Chloride cortplexes of platinum(IV) are oxidants and electrophiles and they will constitute the first subjects in our discussion of processes of electrophilic substitution in arenes and alkanes as well as their oxidation. 

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