Oxidation of primary aromatic amines to nitro derivatives catalysed by iron(III) and manganese(III) tetraaryl porphyrins

Abstract

The oxidation of primary aromatic amines to the corresponding nitro derivatives has been observed in catalytic systems (turnovers/hour up to 18000) containing tert-butyl hydroperoxide and metallo-tetraaryl porphyrins (metal = Fe^III or Mn^III) in the presence of heterocyclic nitrogen bases acting as axial ligands.