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Title: Bio-inspired Iron Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Oxidations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1242702· OSTI ID:1242702
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  1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

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.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-03ER15455
OSTI ID:
1242702
Report Number(s):
DOE-MINN-15455
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Oloo, W. N.; Que, L., Jr., "Hydrocarbon Oxidations Catalyzed by Bio-Inspired Nonheme Iron and Copper Catalysts.” In Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II; Reedijk, J., Poeppelmeier, K., Eds.; Elsevier: Oxford, 2013; Vol. 6, pp 763-778.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English