The oxidation of alkanes by chromate and permanganate has been found to be greatly accelerated by Lewis acids such as BF3 and AlCl3; reaction occurs within minutes at room temperature in the presence of just a few equivalents of the Lewis acids.
T. Lau, Z. Wu, Z. Bai and C. Mak, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1995, 695 DOI: 10.1039/DT9950000695
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