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A simple hydride-transfer mechanism to produce alkyl cations occurs when isolated protonated hydrogen peroxide (HOOH2+) attacks the C−H bonds of alkanes (except methane) [Eq. (1)]. The chemical properties of HOOH2+, which may serve as a model of the central catalytic motif of key biological systems, have been studied for the first time.
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Øiestad et al. (2001) studied this question.
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