Narrow Results

The potential applications for heterogeneous catalysts (supported metallic complexes, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) or polynuclear complexes) in C–H and C–OH activation are tantalizing. In response to the opportunity, novel strategies have been recently developed, which present a critical step toward harnessing the experimental factors, such as yield and selectivity, by enabling new techniques and hence real-world applications. This chapter provides an up-to-date survey (from the past five years) of the most promising novel routes by summarizing the progress made in the use of unconventional activation methods for performing oxidation reactions, highlighting the synergy of these technologies with heterogeneous catalysis. Focus is centered on both usual catalysts activation methods and less usual ones, such as ultrasounds, microwaves, grinding (mechanochemistry), as well as their combined use.