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The oxidation of alkanes with dimethyldioxirane; a new mechanistic insight

G Asensio, R Mello, ME Gonzalez-Nuñez, C Boix…

Index: Asensio, Gregorio; Mello, Rossella; Gonzalez-Nunez, M. Elena; Boix, Carmen; Royo, Jorge Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 13 p. 2373 - 2376

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Primary kinetic isotope effects were measured for the oxidation of cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane with DMDO in solution and in the gas phase. These experiments suggest an electrophilic oxygen insertion mechanism for the oxidation of alkanes by DMDO. ... Cyclohexanone is the only ...