Hydroxylation of alkanes by hydrogen peroxide: and efficient system using manganese porphyrins and imidazole as catalysts

Authors:
  • PBPierrette Battioni
    Pierrette Battioni
  • JRJean-Paul Renaud
    Jean-Paul Renaud
  • JBJean François Bartoli
    Jean François Bartoli
  • DMDaniel Mansuy
    Daniel Mansuy
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Abstract
High conversions of alkanes into alcohols and ketones were obtained by using H2O2 as an oxidizing agent and a Mn-prophyrin as the catalyst in the presence of imidazole; yields between 40 and 85% for oxidation of cyclohexane, cyclo-octane, adamantane, and various compounds containing a benzylic C-H bond by diluted aqueous H2O2 were obtained within 2 h at 20°C without significant destruction of the catalyst.