• 1. Dioxygen complexes.- References.- 2. Catalytic oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons with O2.- Summary.- References.- 3. Catalytic oxidation of alkenes with O2.- Summary.- References.- 4. Catalytic hydroxylation of aromatic hydrocarbons with O2.- Summary.- References.- 5. Catalytic oxidation of phenols.- 5.1. Base-catalyzed oxidation of substituted phenols.- 5.2. Metal complexes as catalysts for oxidation of alkyl-substituted phenols 200.- 5.3. Catalytic oxidative coupling of phenols.- 5.4. Catalytic hydroxylation of phenols (tyrosinase models).- Summary.- References.- 6. Catalytic oxidation of catechols.- 6.1. Discovery and types of oxygenases.- 6.2. Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of catechols to o-quinones.- 6.3. Catalytic oxidative cleavage of catechols.- Summary.- References.- 7. Catalytic oxidation of alcohols with O2.- 7.1. Dehydrogenation of alcohols without O2.- 7.2. Oxidative dehydrogenations with O2.- Summary.- References.- 8. Catalytic oxidation of diols and polyols with O2.- 8.1. Ascorbic acid.- 8.2. Diols.- 8.3. Polyols and sugars.- Summary.- References.- 9. Catalytic oxidation of aldehydes and ketones with O2.- 9.1. Aldehydes.- 9.2. Acetals.- 9.3. Ketones.- 9.4. Acyloins.- Summary.- References.- 10. Catalytic oxidation of nitrogen compounds with O2.- 10.1. Dehydrogenation of nitrogen-containing compounds.- 10.2. Oxygen insertions into nitrogen-containing compounds.- Summary.- References.- 11. Oxidation and co-oxidation of tertiary phosphines.- Summary.- References.- 12. Oxidation of sulfur compounds.- 12.1. Catalytic oxidation of thioethers.- 12.2. Catalytic oxidation of thiols.- Summary.- References.- Abbreviations.

'The book is logically organized and contains a wealth of useful information together with an extensive bibliography (more than 1500 literature references). ... I heartily recommend this book to both academic and industrial researchers involved in the area of catalytic oxidation in particular and transition metal catalysis in general. ' applied catalysis A: General, 97:1 'Overall, this book is a useful source of information in the topic of catalytic activation of dioxygen by metal complexes and related organic oxidation reactions, and in this context gives ...where platinum metals can de used for selective oxidation/dehydrogenation reactions.' Platinum Metals Rev., 37:1 (1993)