Barrierless methane-to-methanol conversion: the unique mechanism of AlO+
Abstract
Alcohol for free? Aluminum can: aluminum enables oxygen transfer to methane via a unique, barrierless formation of R-Al–MeOH. The key Al–MeOH bond strength is tunable by controlling the acidity of the Al via electron-donating or withdrawing R groups.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1039/d0cp02316g
Entities
People
- Albert A Viggiano
- Brendan C Sweeny
- David C. Mcdonald
- Nicholas S Shuman
- Shaun G Ard
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Kirtland Air Force Base
- United States Army