Autoxidation of phenols, catalysed by complexes formed from copper salts and amines, gives products arising from both one- and two-electron abstraction. Oxidation products depend markedly on reaction conditions, but not on the structure of the catalyst. The relevance of these reactions to some enzyme processes is mentioned.
D. G. Hewitt, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1971, 2967 DOI: 10.1039/J39710002967
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