Jm. Vincent et al., OXIDATION OF ALKANES CATALYZED BY BINUCLEAR METAL-COMPLEXES - CONTROLBY THE COORDINATION SPHERE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(34), 1994, pp. 6287-6290
The oxidation of cyclohexane by t-butyl hydroperoxide is catalyzed by
binuclear ore-bridged non heme iron complexes.?he effects of varying t
he coordination sphere of iron on catalytic activity are studied point
ing to the overall charge of the complex being a key factor. An active
dimanganese complex is found to be much more robust than the correspo
nding iron complex.