Controlled Monooxygenation of n- and Isoalkanes with Molecular Oxygen Catalyzed in Nonheme Iron Complex/Hydroquinone Systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1992.2303

Linear and branched alkanes are monooxygenated with O2 in nonheme iron complex/hydroquinone systems.Selectivity to form either alcohols or carbonyl compounds was controlled by the pyridine concentration.Reactivity of dfferent types of C-H bonds was affected by the substituents of hydroquinones, suggesting that hydroquinones are located in the vicinity of an active center in the product formation step.