2-Cyclohexen-1-one Synthesis using a Bio-Inspired Heterogeneous Catalyst

In this contribution, we confirmed that FePcCl₁₆-SiO₂/TBHP system is active in cyclohexene allylic oxidation. After evaluate the effect of the catalyst concentration and the temperature, we found that the formation of the cyclohexenyl hydroperoxide is important in this catalytic system and confirms the radical pathway of the reaction.