Bio-inspired Iron Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Oxidations

Que, Jr., Lawrence¹ 

[1] Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

关键词: nonheme iron catalysts;    oxygen activation;    alkane hydroxylation;    olefin epoxidation;    olefin cis-dihydroxylation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1242702
RP-ID  :  DOE-MINN--15455
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1242702

学科分类：化学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Stereoselective oxidation of C???H and C=C bonds are catalyzed by nonheme iron enzymes. Inspired by these bioinorganic systems, our group has been exploring the use of nonheme iron complexes as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons using H2O2 as an environmentally friendly and atom-efficient oxidant in order to gain mechanistic insights into these novel transformations. In particular, we have focused on clarifying the nature of the high-valent iron oxidants likely to be involved in these transformations.