Abstract
When catalytic quantities of superoxide ion (O.-2; or of electrons from electrolysis or of OH-) are introduced into a dry acetonitrile solution that contains excess substrate (RH), ambient air (O2), 1,2-diphenylhydrazine (PhNHNHPh), and iron(II), the substrate is rapidly and efficiently monoxygenated (e.g., triphenylphosphine----triphenylphosphine oxide, benzyl alcohol----benzaldehyde, diphenylsulfoxide----diphenylsulfone) or dehydrogenated (1,4-cyclohexadiene----benzene). The model consists of (i) an O2-activation segment that produces H2O2 from an O.-2-initiated autoxidation of disubstituted hydrazine (a model for reduced flavin), (formula; see text) and (ii) a H2O2-activation segment via the iron(II)-induced formation of ferryl ion (FeO2+), Fe(II) + H2O2----FeO2 + H2O, an effective monoxygenating agent: FeO2+ + RH----Fe(II) + ROH. The combination of i and ii provides a catalytic system for the autoxidation of organic substrates with reaction cycles that are similar to those for cytochrome P-450 monoxygenases.
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