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Development of the Tricopper Cluster as a Catalyst for the Efficient Conversion of Methane into MeOH
Author(s) -
Chen Peter P.Y.,
Nagababu Penumaka,
Yu Steve S.F.,
Chan Sunney I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201300473
Subject(s) - methane monooxygenase , methane , catalysis , oxidizing agent , chemistry , hydrocarbon , anaerobic oxidation of methane , cluster (spacecraft) , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , computer science , engineering , programming language
Following recent progress towards understanding the structure of the particulate methane monooxygenase in methanotrophic bacteria, it is now possible to attempt the development of laboratory catalysts for the conversion of methane into MeOH under ambient conditions. To this end, a class of tricopper complexes that are capable of efficiently oxidizing small hydrocarbon substrates at room temperature has recently been developed. In this Minireview, we describe the development of a tricopper cluster to accomplish the catalytic conversion of methane into MeOH, as well as a number of small n ‐alkanes into their corresponding alcohols and ketones, with high efficiencies. The properties of this robust catalytic system are discussed.