tert-Butyl hydroperoxide → Cyclohexanol cyclohexanone

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Reaction Steps

To an argon purged solution of Complex 3 (0.1 mM) in acetonitrile, cyclohexane (50 mM) was added followed by 20 mM of tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) (dissolved in di-t-butylether). The reaction mixture was maintained under an argon atmosphere for 30 min followed by the addition of an aqueous solution of sodium sulphate (0.4 M). The iron complex dissolved in the aqueous phase and the products (cyclohexane and cyclohexanone) were analysed by GC. Analyses yielded 0.5-1.5 mM of cyclohexanone +cyclohexanol (5-15 turnovers).

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