Catalytic functionalization of methane
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Georg SΓΌss-Fink; Sandrine Stanislas; Georgiy B. Shul'pin; Galina V. Nizova
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A mixture of sodium vanadate and pyrazine-2carboxylic acid (pcaH) efficiently catalyses the reaction of methane with molecular oxygen (from air) and hydrogen peroxide to give methyl hydroperoxide and, as consecutive products, methanol and formaldehyde. The reaction takes place under mild conditions