Mild, aqueous, aerobic, catalytic oxidation of methane to methanol and acetaldehyde catalyzed by a supported bipyrimidinylplatinum-polyoxometalate hybrid compound

Itsik Bar-Nahum, Alexander M. Khenkin, Ronny Neumann*

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Abstract

We have demonstrated that a bipyrimidinylplatinum-polyoxometalate, [Pt(Mebipym)Cl2]+[H4PV2Mo10O40]-, supported on silica is an active catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of methane to methanol in water under mild reaction conditions. Further oxidation of methanol yields acetaldehyde. The presence of the polyoxometalate is presumed to allow the facile oxidation of a Pt(II) intermediate to a Pt(IV) intermediate and to aid in the addition of methane to the Pt catalytic center.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10236-10237
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume126
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

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