Hydroperoxidations of Alkenes using Cobalt Picolinate Catalysts
Zulema Peralta-Neel, K. A. Woerpel
Abstract
Hydroperoxides were synthesized in one step from various alkenes using Co(pic)2 as the catalyst with molecular oxygen and tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDSO). The hydration product could be obtained using a modified catalyst, Co(3-mepic)2, with molecular oxygen and phenylsilane. Formation of hydroperoxides occurred through a rapid Co–O bond metathesis of a peroxycobalt compound with isopropanol.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCobaltCatalysisOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms