“…In a search for new methods for aerobic oxidation, two approaches emergedmetal free catalysis and base metal catalysis, such as iron. Nitrogen oxides, obtained from sodium nitrate or nitric acid, are potent catalysts for aerobic oxidation in conjunction with a cocatalyst such as TEMPO, − bromine, solid acids, carbon-based catalyst and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) . However, they can suffer from formation of an undesired side product N 2 O, which is formed from dimerization of HNO.…”