A New Combined Oxidizing Reagent System, Fe (CH₃CN)³⁺₆-IO^-₄ : Oxidation of Paraffin Hydrocarbons

Abstract

Combined oxidizing reagent systems of Fe (AN)₆ (ClO₄)₃ (AN=acetonitrile) with halogen oxyacids were investigated. In particular, reactions of paraffin hydrocarbons with a combined reagent system of Fe (AN)³⁺₆-IO^-₄ were explored because of the high reactivity of this system in the oxidation of adamantane (Table I). Oxidations of bornane, norbornane, cyclohexane, and n-hexane gave the corresponding acetamides and acetates (Table II). These results show that the title reagent system can efficiently oxidize organic substrates which have onset potentials of anodic current of ca. 2.7V vs. saturated calomel electrode.