Formation and reaction of O
MnV species in the oxidation of phenolic substrates with H2O2 catalysed by the dinuclear manganese(iv) 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane complex [MnIV2(μ-O)3(TMTACN)2](PF6)2
Abstract
The MnV species has been analysed and the presence of a variety of manganese species in solution has been explained. Our results lead to a proposed mechanism for the catalytic oxidation of