Evidence for the participation of a high-valent iron–oxo species in stereospecific alkane hydroxylation by a non-heme iron catalyst

Abstract

The incorporation of 18O from H218O into the product of stereospecific alkane hydroxylation by [FeII(bpmen)- (CH3CN)2](ClO4)2–H2O2 provides the first strong evidence for the participation of a high-valent iron–oxo species in the mechanism of a non-heme iron catalyst.