ABSTRACT

Abstract .............................................................................................................64 8.1 Introduction .............................................................................................64 8.2 The Role of Hydrogen-Bonds in Mechanisms of Homogeneous

Catalysis ..................................................................................................65 8.3 The Effect of Small Water Concentrations on Ethylbenzene Oxidation

with Dioxygen Catalyzed by the {Feiii(Acac)3 + R4NBr}System ...........69 8.4 The Effect of Small Concentrations of Water on Ethylbenzene

Oxidation with Dioxygen Catalyzed by the {Feiii (Acac) 3 + 18C6} System .....................................................................................................74