Activation and Functionalization of Alkanes

An international group of contributors presents recent developments in the study of the mechanisms, structure-reactivity relations, and other aspects of alkane transformation processes. Special attention is given to highly selective, catalytic, high-conversion alkane functionalization processes--homogeneous processes--especially those in the liquid phase. Principal approaches to transforming, activating, and functionalizing alkanes are discussed, along with the preparative potentials of these processes. Historical Evolution of Homogeneous Alkane Activation Systems (A. Shilov).

Electrophilic Chemistry of Alkanes (G. Olah,et al.).

Some Recent Advances in Alkane Functionalization: Metal Phosphine Catalysts and Mercury Photosensitization (R. Crabtree).

Alkane Activation Processes by Cyclopentadienyl Complexes of Rhodium, Iridium, and Related Species (W. Jones).

The Homogeneous Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds by High-Valent Early d-Block, Lanthanide, and Actinide Metal Systems (I. Rothwell).

Alkane Functionalization by Cytochromes P-450 and by Model Systems Using O₂and H₂O₂(D. Mansuy & P. Battioni).

Shape-Selective Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons (K. Suslick).

Catalytic Oxygenation of Unactivated C-H Bonds: Superior Oxo Transfer Catalysts and the ``Inorganic Metalloporphyrin'' (C. Hill).

Selective Functionalization of Saturated Hydrocarbons by the ``Gif'' and ``Gif-Orsay'' Systems (D. Barton & N. Ozbalik).

Alkane Oxidation Studies in du Pont's Central Research Department (C. Tolman,et al.).

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