Mechanism of oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons by lead(IV), cobalt(III), and manganese(III) trifluoroacetates
Abstract
Comparison of the oxidation of a series of substituted adamantanes by lead(IV), cobalt(III), and manganese(III) trifluoroacetates with studies of anodic oxidation shows that electrochemical oxidation, but not oxidation with the metal salts, proceeds via cation radical intermediates.