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Alkane Dehydrogenation

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Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis

Part of the book series: Catalysis by Metal Complexes ((CMCO,volume 38))

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The dizzying array of disparate applications of alkenes has established them as perhaps the most important class of feedstocks in the chemical industry. The dehydrogenation of alkanes, the most abundant and inexpensive hydrocarbons, is a simple and attractive route for producing alkenes. This chapter addresses the challenges presented by the activation of strong C–H bonds present in alkanes and the ongoing need for the development of efficient and selective methods of dehydrogenation. In particular, the use of homogeneous dehydrogenation as an alternative to high temperature heterogeneous processes is discussed. A major focus of this review is on the deployment of so called ‘pincer-ligand’ based catalyst systems for use in transfer dehydrogenations. The development and use of supported pincer catalysts is considered.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-0719307) for supporting J.C., and the National Science Foundation Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC) for funding 165 aspects of the work discussed in this review, and for supporting M.F. and (in part) A.S.G and M.B.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA

    Michael Findlater & Maurice Brookhart

  2. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA

    Jongwook Choi & Alan S. Goldman

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Findlater, M., Choi, J., Goldman, A.S., Brookhart, M. (2012). Alkane Dehydrogenation. In: Pérez, P. (eds) Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis. Catalysis by Metal Complexes, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3698-8_4

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