Activation and Catalytic Reactions of Saturated Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Metal Complexes

Preface. Introduction. I. Processes of C-H Bond Activation. II. Hydrocarbon Transformations That Do Not Involve Metals or Their Compounds. III. Heterogeneous Hydrocarbon Reactions with Participation of Solid Metals and Metal Oxides. IV. Activation of C-H Bonds by Low-Valent Metal Complexes (`the Organometallic Chemistry'). V. Hydrocarbon Activation by Metal Ions, Atoms, and Complexes in the Gas Phase and in a Matrix. VI. Mechanisms of C-H Bond Splitting by Low-Valent Metal Complexes. VII. Activation of Hydrocarbons by Platinum Complexes. VIII. Hydrocarbon Reactions with High-Valent Metal Complexes. IX. Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Molecular Oxygen. X. Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Peroxides and Other Oxygen Atom Donors. XI. Oxidation in Living Cells and Its Chemical Models. Conclusion. Abbreviations. Index.