Metalloporphyrin-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alkanes with Molecular Oxygen in the Presence of Acetaldehyde

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01708-P

The aerobic oxidation of alkanes with acetaldehyde in the presence of metalloporphyrins gives the corresponding alcohols and ketones highly efficiently.Extremely high turnover numbers have been obtained for the oxidations of cyclohexane using cobalt, manganese, and ruthenium porphyrin catalysts bearing meso-pentafluorophenyl groups.