Journal of catalysis

Decamethylosmocene-catalyzed efficient oxidation of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons and alcohols with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of pyridine

GB Shul'pin, MV Kirillova, YN Kozlov, LS Shul'pina…

Index: Shul'Pin, Georgiy B.; Kirillova, Marina V.; Kozlov, Yuriy N.; Shul'Pina, Lidia S.; Kudinov, Alexander R.; Pombeiro, Armando J.L. Journal of Catalysis, 2011 , vol. 277, # 2 p. 164 - 172

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Abstract

Decamethylosmocene,(Me5C5) 2Os (1), is a pre-catalyst in a very efficient oxidation of alkanes with hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile at 20–60° C. The reaction proceeds with a substantial lag period that can be reduced by the addition of pyridine in a small concentration. The lag period can be removed if 1 is incubated with pyridine and/or H2O2 in MeCN prior to the alkane oxidation. Alkanes, RH, are oxidized primarily to the ...