Enhanced selectivity in non-heme iron catalysed oxidation of alkanes with peracids: evidence for involvement of Fe(IV)=O species

Tieme A van den Berg; Johannes W de Boer; Wesley R Browne; Gerard Roelfes; Ben L Feringa

doi:10.1039/b412016g

Enhanced selectivity in non-heme iron catalysed oxidation of alkanes with peracids: evidence for involvement of Fe(IV)=O species

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Nov 21:(22):2550-1. doi: 10.1039/b412016g. Epub 2004 Oct 14.

Authors

Tieme A van den Berg¹, Johannes W de Boer, Wesley R Browne, Gerard Roelfes, Ben L Feringa

Affiliation

¹ Organic and Molecular Inorganic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 15543274
DOI: 10.1039/b412016g

Abstract

Catalytic alkane oxidation with high selectivity using peracids and an (N4Py)Fe complex is presented and the role of [(N4Py)Fe(IV)=O]2+ species, molecular oxygen and hydroxyl radicals in the catalysis is discussed.