In the present work, four mononuclear iron(III) complexes containing BMPA (BMPA = bis-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine) and derivative ligands, have been studied as catalyst in toluene oxidation, at 25 °C and 50 °C, using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant and acetonitrile as solvent. All catalysts were able to oxidize toluene with satisfactory yields, producing o-, m-, p-cresols, benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol, as main products, and traces of 2-methylbenzoquinone and benzoic acid. The catalyst [Fe(BMPA)Cl₃] presented the most promising results, reaching yields up to 30.2% at 50 °C after 24 h. Furthermore, [Fe(BMPA)Cl₃] was applied in the oxidation of other aromatic compounds as benzene, ethylbenzene, cumene, n-propylbenzene, p-xylene and anisole. The reaction with H₂O₂ was monitored by electronic UV–vis spectroscopy in the presence and absence of toluene and its oxidation products, as well as by ESI-(+)-MS/Q-TOF mass spectrometry, in order to provide some information about the reaction mechanism.

在目前的工作中，已经研究了四种含有BMPA（BMPA =双-（2-吡啶基甲基）胺）和衍生物配体的单核铁（III）络合物作为甲苯在25 ° C和50  ° C下使用氢气氧化的催化剂 用过氧化物作氧化剂，用乙腈作溶剂。所有催化剂都能够氧化甲苯与令人满意的产率，生产ø - ，米- ，p -cresols，苯甲醛和苄醇，作为主要产品，和2- methylbenzoquinone和苯甲酸的痕迹。催化剂[Fe（BMPA）Cl ₃ ]表现出最有希望的结果，在24小时后于50 ° C时产率高达30.2％  。此外，[Fe（BMPA）Cl ₃在其他芳族化合物（如苯，乙苯，枯烯，正丙苯，对二甲苯和苯甲醚）的氧化反应中使用了[1] 。在有无甲苯及其氧化产物的情况下，通过电子紫外-可见光谱监测与H ₂ O ₂的反应，并通过ESI-（+）-MS / Q-TOF质谱进行监测，以提供一些信息。有关反应机理的信息。