Geometric requirements in the ferriin oxidation of benzylic 1,2-diols

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1039/A905728E

Abstract

The rates of ferriin [i.e. tris(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(III)] oxidation of cis- and trans-1,2-diphenylcyclohexane-1,2-diol have been found to be dramatically different; cis-1,2-diphenylcyclohexane-1,2-diol reacts a minimum of 104 times faster than the corresponding trans-isomer; implications for the oxidation of benzylic diols by ferriin are discussed.

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