Oxidation of alkanes and alcohols with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by complex Os3(CO)10(µ-H)2

Trinuclear carbonyl hydride cluster, Os3(CO)10(µ‐H)2, catalyzes oxidation of cyclooctane to cyclooctyl hydroperoxide by hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile solution. The hydroperoxide partly decomposes in the course of the reaction to afford cyclooctanone and cyclooctanol. Selectivity parameters obtai...

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Published in:Applied organometallic chemistry 2010-06, Vol.24 (6), p.464-472
Main Authors: Shul'pin, Georgiy B., Kozlov, Yuriy N., Shul'pina, Lidia S., Petrovskiy, Pavel V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohols
Alkanes
alkyl hydroperoxides
homogeneous catalysis
Hydrogen peroxide
hydroperoxidation
Hydroxyl radicals
ketones
osmium complexes
Oxidation
Reaction kinetics
Styrenes
Transformations
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Summary:Trinuclear carbonyl hydride cluster, Os3(CO)10(µ‐H)2, catalyzes oxidation of cyclooctane to cyclooctyl hydroperoxide by hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile solution. The hydroperoxide partly decomposes in the course of the reaction to afford cyclooctanone and cyclooctanol. Selectivity parameters obtained in oxidations of various linear and branched alkanes as well as kinetic features of the reaction indicated that the alkane oxidation occurs with the participation of hydroxyl radicals. A similar mechanism operates in transformation of benzene into phenol and styrene into benzaldehyde. The system also oxidizes 1‐phenylethanol to acetophenone. The kinetic study led to a conclusion that oxidation of alcohols does not involve hydroxyl radicals as main oxidizing species and apparently proceeds with the participation of osmyl species, ‘OsO’. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Trinuclear carbonyl hydride cluster, Os3(CO)10(µ‐H)2, catalyzes oxidation of cyclooctane to cyclooctyl hydroperoxide by hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile solution. Selectivity parameters obtained in oxidations of various linear and branched alkanes as well as kinetic features of the reaction indicated that the alkane oxidation occurs with the participation of hydroxyl radicals. The oxidation of 1‐phenylethanol to acetophenone by the same system apparently proceeds with the participation of osmyl species, ‘OsO’.
ISSN:0268-2605
1099-0739
DOI:10.1002/aoc.1641