The Possible Role of SO<sub>3</sub> as an Oxidizing Agent in Methane Functionalization by the Catalytica Process. A Density Functional Theory Study
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Abstract
The Catalytica process converts methane to methyl bisulfate in good yield at relatively low temperature in fuming sulfuric acid with (bipyrimidine)PtCl 2 as a catalyst. Previously we examined the first step, methane C−H activation, and here we look at the oxidation by SO 3 and the reductive elimination steps. In the oxidation step a Pt(II)−CH 3 complex ( a ) reacts with protonated SO 3, which splits to form two new ligands, SO 2 and OH -, thus oxidizing a to a Pt(IV)−CH 3 complex. The final step in the cycle is the reductive elimination of methyl bisulfate from this complex.
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