Carboxylation of methane with CO or CO2 in aqueous solution catalysed by vanadium complexes
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Date issued
1998
In
Chemical Communications
Vol
17
From page
1885
To page
1886
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ACETIC-ACID SYNTHESIS H BOND ACTIVATION CARBON-MONOXIDE SELECTIVE OXIDATION LOWER ALKANES TEMPERATURE CONVERSION ETHANE SYSTEM REAGENT
Abstract
Reaction of methane with CO or CO2 in aqueous solution in the presence of O-2 (catalysed by NaVO3) or H2O2 (catalysed by NaVO3-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid) at 25-100 degrees C affords acetic acid and in some cases also methanol, methyl hydroperoxide and formaldehyde.
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journal article
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