Abstract

During the last five years, the chemistry of methane has been enriched by the possibility of obtaining C2 and otherhydrocarbons as a result of the oxidative condensation of methane in the presence of a series of catalytic systems. Theavailability of the starting materials (CH4 and O2) leads to extensive prospects for the replacement of the petroleum rawmaterials by natural gas in single-stage syntheses of valuable compounds and in the first place ethylene. This review gives asystematic account of the results of the selection of effective catalysts and surveys the information leading to the elucidationof the mechanism for the formation of the products of the extensive oxidation and oxidative condensation of methane. The bibliography includes 118 references.

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