However, the selective oxidation of light alkanes remains a significant challenge. To date, scientists have explored various types of catalysts for this task. Although some offer decent ...

The results of this interdisciplinary work provide crucial information about oxidation processes both in combustion engines and in the atmosphere. Alkanes, an important component of fuels for ...

(colorless) (purple) (colorless) (brown ppt.) Reaction of an alkene with aqueous potassium permanganate results in addition of two hydroxyl groups to each side of the double bond to form a glycol. To ...

This so-called anaerobic oxidation of alkanes is an important yet poorly understood microbial process. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and the Marum Center for ...

Direct functionalization of alkanes by oxidation of C–H bonds to form alcohols under mild conditions is a challenge for synthetic chemistry. Most alkanes contain a large number of C–H bonds ...

The directly catalytic oxidation of alkanes has high atomic economy and application value to form corresponding chemical organic products such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acid.

This study is aimed at developing innovative catalytic systems using novel oxyl-radical complexes of late transition-metals as key reactive speceis for oxidation of gaseous alkane substrates including ...

Of particular significance is the oxidation of unactivated alkanes, like methane and ethane, traditionally known for their stability and energy-intensive oxidation processes. By tailoring the ...

RUDN University chemists and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences have proposed new catalysts that allow to reduce the temperature of the oxidation reaction of alkanes three ...

Fortunately, the sediments around the seeps host microbes that act as a biological filter: They consume most of the alkanes before their release into the oceans and our atmosphere. This so-called ...