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Catalytic Functionalization of Methane and Light Alkanes in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Author(s) -
Fuentes M. Ángeles,
Olmos Andrea,
Muñoz Bianca K.,
Jacob Kane,
GonzálezNúñez M. Elena,
Mello Rossella,
Asensio Gregorio,
Caballero Ana,
Etienne Michel,
Pérez Pedro J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201403217
Subject(s) - surface modification , isobutane , catalysis , methane , chemistry , supercritical fluid , propane , ethyl diazoacetate , supercritical carbon dioxide , organic chemistry , butane , inorganic chemistry , cyclopropanation
The development of catalytic methods for the effective functionalization of methane yet remains a challenge. The best system known to date is the so‐called Catalytica Process based on the use of platinum catalysts to convert methane into methyl bisulfate with a TOF rate of 10 −3 s. In this contribution, we report a series of silver complexes containing perfluorinated tris(indazolyl)borate ligands that catalyze the functionalization of methane into ethyl propionate upon reaction with ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) by using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2 ) as the reaction medium. The employment of this reaction medium has also allowed the functionalization of ethane, propane, butane, and isobutane.