A hydroperoxo-rebound mechanism of alkane oxidation with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by binuclear manganese(IV) complex in the presence of an acid with involvement of atmospheric dioxygen

A mechanism proposed for the efficient oxygenation of alkanes with H2O2 catalyzed by complex [Mn2L2O3]2+ and a carboxylic (acetic, oxalic) acid (HA) explains all mysterious features of the reaction.