The Role of Peroxide Derivatives of the Elements in the Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Substances

Various mechanisms of the selective action of catalysts in the liquid-phase oxidation of organic substances are discussed. It is shown that the high selectivity of the autoxidation of organic substances catalysed by compounds of transition and non-transition elements is due to the interaction of the substrate being oxidised with the peroxide derivative of the element formed via the reaction between oxygen or the hydroperoxide product and the catalyst.
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