Hydrogen Peroxide → Cyclohexanol

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Reaction Steps

Synthesize alkane oxidation catalyst in situ and oxidize alkane (cyclohexane) as follows. Add SiO2—C (3.3 mg, 0.6 groups/nm2) in acetonitrile (2 mL) and ([(C6H12N3R3)Mn2O3]Z2) (0.2 mM) to a container. The carboxylate group to Mn atom ratio is 0.50:1.0. Add o-dichlorobenzene (100 microliter (μL), 390 mmol) and cyclohexane (50 μL, 200 mmol) to the contents of container and maintain at 0° C. Add H2O2 (30 weight percent (wt %), 130 μL) to the contents of container. Seal the container and react to produce an alkane oxidation product (cyclohexanone (CyO), cyclohexanol (CyOH), and/or cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (Cy-OOH)). The concentrations of these species are determined as a function of time using gas chromatography and are shown in Table 1.

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