Alkenes Alkylperoxo complexes

Although no direct oxygen transfer reactions from well-characterized rhodium-hydroperoxo or -alkylperoxo complexes to alkenes have yet been reported, these species are probably involved in the rhodium-copper catalyzed ketonization of terminal alkenes by 02, as previously shown in Section 61.3.2.1.3. Rhodium trichloride has been used to catalyze the ketonization of terminal alkenes by H202 or TBHP in alcoholic solvents, but these reactions occur less efficiently than with the Rh/Cu/02 system.207... 

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