An exceptionally active nonheme iron catalyst employs H2O2 as an oxidant for the stereospecific hydroxylation of alkanes (see scheme). The iron site is located in a chemically robust cavity made up by the ligands.
![Stereospecific C-H oxidation with H2O2 catalyzed by a chemically robust site-isolated iron catalyst](https://www.iciq.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Stereospecific-C-H-oxidation_5720.gif)
An exceptionally active nonheme iron catalyst employs H2O2 as an oxidant for the stereospecific hydroxylation of alkanes (see scheme). The iron site is located in a chemically robust cavity made up by the ligands.