Abstract
Alkane hydroxylation by peroxy acids proceeds by a synchronous nonconcerted peroxy oxygen insertion into the C-H bond according to density functional theory. A comparable reaction sequence, initiated by homolytic peroxy bond cleavage, can be formulated for the alkane hydroxylation by the cytochrome P450 hydroperoxoheme Compound 0. This hydroxylation reaction proceeds by a two-step process because the formed reactive intermediate, Compound II, is significantly stabilized. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry A |
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Publication status | Published - 2008 |