title: Combined redox couples for catalytic oxidation of methane by dioxygen at low temperatures.
abstract: The combination of three redox couples Pd2+/Pd0-quinone/hydroquinone-NO2/NO creates an electron-transfer loop, which facilitates one-pot catalytic oxidation of methane selectively to methanol by dioxygen in CF3COOH at a temperature as low as 80 degrees C. This is the first example where an organic cocatalyst significantly increases the catalytic efficiency of a transition metal in the selective oxidation of methane in the presence of dioxygen.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, PR China.
authors.forename: Zengjian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Xiulian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiuwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xinhe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bao