Mechanistic studies on the cobalt (II) Schiff base catalyzed oxidation of olefins by O2

DE Hamilton, RS Drago, A Zombeck

Index: Hamilton, Dorothy E.; Drago, Russell S.; Zombeck, Alan Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1987 , vol. 109, # 2 p. 374 - 379

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Abstract

Abstract: The cobalt complex [bis (salicylidene-y-iminopropyl) methylamine] cobalt (II), CoSMDPT, has been shown to catalytically oxidize olefins in the presence of dioxygen or hydrogen peroxide. When terminal olefins are oxidized, the methyl ketone and corresponding secondary alcohol are produced selectively. Internal as well as terminal olefins are oxidized. The most common pathway for the oxidation of olefins catalyzed by ...