The production of ethylene and propylene through aerobic alkane oxidation without significant coproduction of CO and CO₂ (CO_x) presents a challenge to academic and industrial researchers alike. Recently, boron-containing materials such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have been identified as active and selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane to propylene with minimal CO_x selectivity. Additionally, high olefin selectivity is also obtained in the oxidation of other alkanes and other materials such as metal borides and supported B/SiO₂ have been successfully applied to this transformation. Recent advances in the understanding of these catalysts in the oxidation of light alkanes are presented here providing a framework for further study of this exciting field.

通过好氧烷烃氧化生产乙烯和丙烯而没有大量共同产生CO和CO ₂（CO _x），这对学术和工业研究人员均构成了挑战。最近，含硼材料（如六方氮化硼（hBN））已被确定为以最小的CO _x选择性将丙烷氧化脱氢（ODH）生成丙烯的活性和选择性催化剂。此外，在其他烷烃和其他材料（例如金属硼化物和负载的B / SiO _2）的氧化过程中，还可以获得高烯烃选择性已成功应用于此转换。本文介绍了在轻质烷烃氧化中对这些催化剂的理解的最新进展，为进一步研究这一令人兴奋的领域提供了框架。