Pa. Ganeshpure et al., OXIDATION OF CYCLOHEXANE BY TERT-BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE CATALYZED BY MANGANESE(II) N,N'-ETHYLENE BIS(SALICYLIDENEAMINATO) AND ANALOGOUS COMPLEXES, Journal of molecular catalysis. A, Chemical, 113(3), 1996, pp. 423-425
Manganese(II) N,N'-ethylene bis(salicylideneaminato) (1) and analogous
manganese(II) complexes 2-5 catalyzed oxyfunctionalization of cyclohe
xane by tert-butyl hydroperoxide to give cyclohexanol and cyclohexanon
e in high yields at room temperature in acetonitrile solution. A pathw
ay involving oxomanganese intermediate is suggested for the reaction.