Direct oxidation of methane to acetic acid catalyzed by Pd2+ and Cu2+ in the presence of molecular oxygen

3 August 2004

journal article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications

No. 17,p. 1948-1949
https://doi.org/10.1039/b405549g

Abstract

Methane is catalytically converted primarily to acetic acid in concentrated sulfuric acid using a combination of Pd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ in the presence of oxygen.

Keywords

CONVERTED
SULFURIC
PRIMARILY
METHANE TO ACETIC
OXIDATION OF METHANE
ACETIC ACID CATALYZED
CU2

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