Journal
TOPICS IN CATALYSIS
Volume 53, Issue 15-18, Pages 1039-1044Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-010-9528-2
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Iron; Pentadentate ligand; Catalytic oxidation
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- Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
- Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
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We report the structural and functional features of two new catalysts: a mononuclear [Fe(N(5)mpy)(CH3CN)](BF4)(2) (N(5)mpy = (N,N'E,N,N'E)-N,N'-(pyridine-2,6-diylbis(ethan-1-yl-1-ylidene))bis(1-(pyridin-2-yl)methanamine)) complex and a binuclear {[Fe(N(5)mpy)](2)O}(BF4)(4) complex. Both compounds catalyze the oxidation of alkanes by H2O2, in MeCN or acetone to yield alcohols and ketones. Moderate to good yields are obtained with various cyclic and benzylic alkanes. Screening of several substrates revealed that higher yields are obtained for the oxidation of alkanes with low C-H bond dissociation energies. The ratio alcohol/ketone observed suggests the involvement of iron-based oxidizing species.
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