Oxidative Dissolution of Transition Metals in a Liquid Phase. Role of Oxygen and of the Surface Oxide Layer

The results of recent studies of the oxidative dissolution of transition metals in a liquid phase are generalised, and an analysis of the role of molecular oxygen and of the oxide film on the metal surface in oxidation processes in donor–acceptor organic media is proposed. The prospects of oxidative dissolution as a direct (single-stage) method of preparation of transition metal complexes are examined. 115 references.