ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Photochemistry
;
Transition metals
;
Hydrogen
;
Methane activation
;
Low-temperature matrices
;
Matrix reactions
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Reactions of metal atoms with molecular hydrogen and alkanes are prototypical of more complex systems involving metal-mediated reactions in solution, on supports, and on surfaces. The simplicity of metal-atom reactions makes them particularly attractive for fundamental experimental and theoretical studies. Following the first reports of H2 and CH4 activation by photoexcited metal atoms in cryogenic matrices, the behavior of a number of transition-metal atoms in their ground and selected electronically excited states has been examined with molecular hydrogen, methane, and ethane. A wealth of structural, electronic, reactivity, and selectivity information is emerging from these studies and it is now becoming possible to recognize the controlling factors at work in these fundamental chemical reactions. In this article, some experimental results for a number of metal-atom systems, in particular, those involving silver, copper, manganese, and iron atoms, are presented along with a discussion of the factors that are believed to be important in the understanding of the observed physical and chemical behavior.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.198610721
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