title: Room-temperature C-H bond activation of methane by bare [P(4)O(10)](*+).
abstract: No need for a metal: A combination of mass spectrometry and computational studies (density functional theory and coupled-cluster methods) shows that [P(4)O(10)](.+) is the first polynuclear nonmetal oxide cation that is capable of activating the C--H bond of methane at room temperature (see picture). This process represents a further example in the reactivity of oxygen-centered radicals.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dietl
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engeser
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwarz