FeCl3-Activated Oxidation of Alkanes by [Os (N) O3]-

SM Yiu, ZB Wu, CK Mak, TC Lau

Index: Yiu, Shek-Man; Wu, Zhi-Biao; Mak, Chi-Keung; Lau, Tai-Chu Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 45 p. 14921 - 14929

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 49

Abstract

Although the ion [OsVIII (N)(O) 3]-is a stable species and is not known to act as an oxidant for organic substrates, it is readily activated by FeCl3 in CH2Cl2/CH3CO2H to oxidize alkanes efficiently at room temperature. The oxidation can be made catalytic by using 2, 6- ...