Journal of the American Chemical Society

CH bond activation by metal oxo species: chromyl chloride oxidations of cyclooctane, isobutane, and toluene

GK Cook, JM Mayer

Index: Cook, Gerald K.; Mayer, James M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1995 , vol. 117, # 27 p. 7139 - 7156

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Citation Number: 106

Abstract

Abstract: Chromyl chloride, CrO2C12, oxidizes cyclooctane, isobutane, and toluene under mild conditions (25-60" C). The reactions give chlorinated products (chlorocyclooctane, tert- butyl chloride, and benzyl chloride) and a dark chromium-containing precipitate. Hydrolysis of the precipitate yields oxygenated products, such as ketones, aldehydes, chloro ketones, epoxides, and alcohols. Kinetic data show that all of the reactions are first order in ...