Catalytic Oxidation of Saturated C—H Bonds by Tetrabutylammonium Periodate and Manganese Porphyrins
Abstract
Arylalkanes and cycloalkanes are oxidized to their corresponding alcohols and ketones with tetra-n-butylammonium periodate in the presence of manganese(III) porphyrin catalysts and imidazole in CH2Cl2, with low to high yields and moderate to high selectivities at ambient temperature.