Georgiy B. Shul’pin⊗

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTActivation of C−H Bonds by Metal ComplexesAlexander E. Shilov and Georgiy B. Shul'pinView Author Information N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117977 Moscow, Russia Cite this: Chem. Rev. 1997, 97, 8, 2879–2932Publication Date (Web):December 18, 1997Publication History Received12 August 1996Revised8 July 1997Published online18 December 1997Published inissue 1 December 1997https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr9411886https://doi.org/10.1021/cr9411886research-articleACS PublicationsCopyright © 1997 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views65526Altmetric-Citations2615LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Alkyls,Aromatic compounds,Hydrocarbons,Metals,Oxidation Get e-Alerts

This brief review describes recent findings by the author and his co-workers in the field of catalytic systems for the oxidation of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons with molecular oxygen (from air), hydrogen peroxide and some other compounds. These systems are based on metal complexes as catalysts and often include obligatory co-catalysts, such as amino acids, nitrogen-containing bases or weak carboxylic acids. Some of these reactions can be considered as biomimetic models of corresponding oxidation processes occurring in living cells. In some cases, aerobic oxidations considered here occur in some cases under the action of light. Some features of these reactions and their mechanisms are presented and discussed.

Recent works devoted to the oxygenations of saturated, aromatic as well as olefinic hydrocarbons are surveyed, and the emphasis is made on the authors own publications. Both soluble metal complexes and solid metal compounds catalyze oxidative transformations of hydrocarbons. Hydrogen peroxide, alkyl peroxides, and peroxy acids were used in these reactions as oxidants. The catalytic systems often include obligatory co-catalysts, for example, nitrogen-containing bases or acids (inorganic, carboxylic or amino acids).