Alkane oxidation with manganese substituted polyoxometalates in aqueous media with ozone and the intermediacy of manganese ozonide species
Abstract
Manganese substituted polyoxometalates (POMs), such as Li12[MnII2ZnW(ZnW9O34)2] were effective catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes to ketones with ozone in an aqueous reaction medium; a green intermediate compound observable by UV–VIS and ESR at –78 °C was postulated to be a reactive manganese ozonide species.