Аннотация:[(π-ArH)Fe(π-C5H5)]+BF4 −, where ArH is benzene or toluene, catalyzes the photochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons by oxygen in acetonitrile. Cyclohexane and ethylbenzene are oxidized to the alcohol and ketone derivatives, which are formed in different amounts (after gas-liquid chromatography); benzaldehyde is obtained from styrene. The proposed mechanism involves the formation of a peroxide radical from the organometallic complex, which is capable of hydrogen atom abstraction from the alkane.