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The Oxidative Power of Protonated Hydrogen Peroxide
Author(s) -
Leere Øiestad Åse M.,
Petersen Allan C.,
Bakken Vebjørn,
Vedde John,
Uggerud Einar
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010401)40:7<1305::aid-anie1305>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , protonation , catalysis , chemistry , hydride , alkyl , peroxide , photochemistry , oxidative phosphorylation , methane , hydrogen bond , organic chemistry , hydrogen , molecule , ion , biochemistry
A simple hydride‐transfer mechanism to produce alkyl cations occurs when isolated protonated hydrogen peroxide (HOOH 2 + ) attacks the C−H bonds of alkanes (except methane) [Eq. (1)]. The chemical properties of HOOH 2 + , which may serve as a model of the central catalytic motif of key biological systems, have been studied for the first time.