Recent Advances in Iron Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions of Organic Compounds

Iron‐catalyzed oxidation reactions have been increasingly investigated in the past two decades and have seen a major increase in research activity. This review article demonstrates the vigorous research activities in the field based on examples from the most recent literature. Catalyst systems are discussed that are active in the oxygenation of alkanes and alkenes to obtain alcohols, ketones or epoxides. Iron‐catalyzed oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl units are also included. Enantioselective and heterogeneous catalyst systems are presented as well, and a brief overview of mechanistic pictures is given.