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

Among hydrocarbons, saturated hydrocarbons, alkanes (methane, ethane, propane, hexane etc. Saturated hydrocarbons may be called the "noble gases of organic chemistry" and, if so, the first representative of their family - methane - may be compared with extremely inert helium.