(1) Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
Abstract:
The role of metal-peroxo, -hydroperoxo, and -oxo intermediates in activation of O2 and transfer of an oxygen atom to the C—H bond in biocatalysis by heme and non-heme monooxygenases and biomimetic oxidation of alkanes is reviewed.