Naphthalene oxidation by peracetic acid catalysed by Mn3+ porphinoid complexes

A comparison of the oxidation of naphthalene and its d⁸-derivative by peracetic acid catalysed by Mn³⁺ tetranitrotetra-tert-butyltetraazaporphine allowed us to refine both the mechanisms of 1,4-naphthoquinone and 1-naphthol formation and the structures of the final products of 1-naphthol oxidation.