QUANTUM CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF METHANE AND DIOXYGEN ACTIVATION REACTIONS OF Fe(II)- BISPYRAZOLEPYRIDINE
Abstract
Oxidative C–H bond activation is of utmost importance in the context of converting small hydrocarbons to alcohols as an alternative to fossil fuel consumption. Despite decades of continued research that utilized transition metal compounds, only a limited number of simultaneous O2 and C–H activation processes are available and it is still challenging to harness alkanes more directly, efficiently and cleanly by using low cost catalysts under mild conditions.[1]
In this study, we present a Density Functional Theory analysis (at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ level of theory) reaction mechanisms of methane to methanol conversion with Fe(II)-bispyrazolpyridine (Fe(II)bpp). Structural, energetic, and electronic parameters are reported for the species in the proposed mechanism given in Figure 1.
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- Jay A. Labinger, John E. Bercaw, Nature, 417, 507-514, (2002).
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English
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Publication Date
January 30, 2015
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January 27, 2015
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Year 2015 Volume: 2 Number: 2
