A short-lived diiron–oxo species — based on a nitrido-bridged bis-porphyrin 1 1platform — capable of efficiently oxidizing the strongest of C–H bonds has been prepared and spectroscopically characterized. The catalytic properties of this high-valent diiron(IV)–oxo complex were elucidated by studying the oxidation kinetics of a range of alkanes.
- Evgeny V. Kudrik
- Pavel Afanasiev
- Alexander B. Sorokin
