Stretching C-H bond in methane by solid frustrated Lewis pairs

Abstract

In this issue of Chem Catalysis , Ma et al. proposed a combination strategy by doping p-type metals and hydrogenation to construct the solid frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) on TiO 2 toward photo-driven non-oxidative coupling of methane (NOCM). The modulation of acid-base properties on metal oxides have widened the strategies for selective C sp 3 -H bond activation. In this issue of Chem Catalysis , Ma et al. proposed a combination strategy by doping p-type metals and hydrogenation to construct the solid frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) on TiO 2 toward photo-driven non-oxidative coupling of methane (NOCM). The modulation of acid-base properties on metal oxides have widened the strategies for selective C sp 3 –H bond activation.