Shape-selective alkane hydroxylation by metalloporphyrin catalysts

BR Cook, TJ Reinert, KS Suslick

Index: Cook, Bruce R.; Reinert, Thomas J.; Suslick, Kenneth S. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1986 , vol. 108, # 23 p. 7281 - 7286

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Abstract

Abstract: A series of manganese and iron porphyrins with sterically protected pockets are shown to be shape selective alkane hydroxylation catalysts. With iodosobenzene as oxidant, good regioselectivity is observed for hydroxylation of alkanes at the least hindered methyl group by using the very sterically hindered (5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (2', 4', 6'-triphenylphenyl)- porphyrinato) manganese (III) acetate (MnTTPPP (0Ac)) as catalyst; the moderately ...