Biomimetic oxidation of metribuzin with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrinatoiron(III) chlorides

The biomimetic oxidation of metribuzin, a pre- and post-emergence herbicide with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrinatoiron(III) chlorides [TAPFe(III)Cl], has been studied yielding 6-t-butyl-3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazine-5(4H)-one, 4-amino-6-t-butyl-3,5(2H,4H)-dione and 6-t-butyl-1,2,4-triazin-3,5(2H,4H)-dione under various reaction conditions.