The reactions of cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate and cobalt (III) acetate with 1,2-diphenylethanes in acetic acid. Evidence against the involvement of radical cations in the side-chain oxidation of alkylbenzenes by Co(OAc)3
Abstract
The oxidation of 1,2- diphenylethane and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutane by cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate and Co(OAc)3 in acetic acid show that a radical cation mechanism is plausible only in the reaction of the former oxidant.