Selective electrocatalysis of alkenes in aqueous media. A comparison of reactivities for oxoferryl porphyrin and oxoferryl porphyrin radical cation at room temperature
Abstract
A stable high-valent oxoferryl porphyrin radical cation is electrochemically generated in aqueous media at room temperature which rapidly catalyses the oxidation of alkenes to give eneones and diols; by contrast the oxoferryl porphyrin only slowly catalyses oxidation and gives only the eneone.