Nature Chemistry

Efficient stereo-and regioselective hydroxylation of alkanes catalysed by a bulky polyoxometalate

K Kamata, K Yonehara, Y Nakagawa, K Uehara…

Index: Kamata, Keigo; Yonehara, Kazuhiro; Nakagawa, Yoshinao; Uehara, Kazuhiro; Mizuno, Noritaka Nature Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 2, # 6 p. 478 - 483

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Abstract

Direct functionalization of alkanes by oxidation of C–H bonds to form alcohols under mild conditions is a challenge for synthetic chemistry. Most alkanes contain a large number of C– H bonds that present difficulties for selectivity, and the oxidants employed often result in overoxidation. Here we describe a divanadium-substituted phosphotungstate that catalyses the stereo-and regioselective hydroxylation of alkanes with hydrogen peroxide as the sole ...