Abstract
Oxidative bond cleavage of benzpinacol and 2,3-diphenyl-2,3- butanediol have been effected with two Fe(III)(1,10-phenanthroline)3 complexes which are thought to undergo electron transfer reactions by an outer sphere mechanism. The products of these reactions are exclusively the corresponding ketones when 2,6-di-t-butylpyridine is added to the solution. In contrast to the facile oxidations of these aromatic substrates, pinacol is not cleaved under these reaction conditions.
Oxidative bond cleavage of benzpinacol and 2,3-diphenyl-2,3-butanediol have been effected with two Fe(III) (1,10-phenanthroline)3 complexes. Pinacol is not cleaved under these reaction conditions.