Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.33, No.4, 321-325, 1993
PHOTOOXIDATION OF CYCLOHEXANE BY AIR IN ACETONITRILE, CATALYZED BY PI-COMPLEXES OF IRON
Complexes [(pi-C5H5)Fe(pi-C6H6)]BF4, [(pi-C5H4)Fe(pi-C5H5CH3)]BF4 and {[1,2,4,5-(CH3)4C6H2]2Fe)(BF4)2 catalyse the oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexylhydroperoxide, cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone during the light irradiation of solutions in CH3CN.
Keywords:TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES;AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS;MOLECULAR-OXYGEN;PHOTOOXIDATION;ALKANES;DIOXYGEN;AUTOXIDATION;VANADIUM(V)