Kinetic and mechanistic studies of cyclohexane oxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide over M–N4 catalysts

Oxidation of cyclohexane with tert -butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) is a common probe reaction, though the kinetics of this reaction are seldom reported. Here we show that Fe phthalocyanine and Fe-N-C have similar rates and kinetics for this reaction.