Abstract
The Fe(TPA) (TPA = tris(pyridyl-2-methyl)amine) class of non-haem Fe catalysts is proposed to carry out selective hydrocarbon oxidations through the generation of high-valent iron species. Using ambient mass spectrometry, we obtain direct evidence for the formation of an FeV(O)(OH) species under catalytic conditions. In addition, 18O-labelling suggests that this FeV(O)(OH) species serves as the active oxidant in hydrocarbon oxidation catalysis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8701-8704 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 63 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
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