Liquid phase oxidation of alkanes by <i>tert-</i>butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by a <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-IN">manganese(III) pyridine amide complex</span>

Abstract

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:="" en-in;mso-fareast-language:en-in;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-IN">Oxidation of alkanes by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">tert</i>-butyl hydroperoxide in acetonitrile solution at room temperature has been performed in the presence of catalytic amounts of [Mn(bpc)OAc]MeOH, where bpc=4, 5-dichloro-1, 2-bis(pyridine- 2- carboxamido)benzene. Cyclohexane, adamantane, toluene, ethylbenzene and cumene give corresponding oxygenated products in moderate to high yields. A mechanism predominantly involving radical chain pathway is proposed.</span>