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The oxygen atom of cyclodecanone, formed by oxidation of cyclodecane using FeCl3–H2O2 in pyridine–acetic acid, is largely derived from molecular oxygen: taken in conjunction with results of radical-trapping experiments, this supports a free-radical mechanism for the hydrocarbon activation.
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Knight et al. (1991) studied this question.
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