Cp* Iridium Complexes Give Catalytic Alkane Hydroxylation with Retention of Stereochemistry

摘要

A series of Cp*Ir complexes can catalyze C−H oxidation, with ceric ammonium nitrate as the terminal oxidant and water as the source of oxygen. Remarkably the hydroxylation of cis-decalin and 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane proceeds with retention of stereochemistry. With H₂O18, cis-decalin oxidation gave 18O incorporation into the product cis-decalol.