Insight into the active site and reaction mechanism for selective oxidation of methane to methanol using H₂O₂ on a Rh₁/ZrO₂ catalyst

Abstract

Five-coordinated Rh leads to the over-oxidation of CH₄, while four-coordinated Rh stabilizes CH₃ and facilitates methanol formation <italic>via</italic> the CH₃OOH intermediate.