Mechanisms of alkane CH-activation: The 5/6 effect, single-factor compensation effect, strongest reactant and earliest transition state. A puzzle of Shilov reaction
Direct kinetic study of alkane activation and the 5/6 effect allowed to establish mechanisms of CH bonds cleavage. Reactions with metal complexes and other reactants were investigated. A theory of the compensation effects was developed. Acido complexes of HgII, PdII and PtII in the alkane activation do not differ from other reactants.