Oxidation of 1-phenylethanol with complex 2 in different solvents^a.

Entry	Solvent	% conversionb
1	MeCN	94
2	THF	35
3	Toluene	39
4	DMF	28
5	DMSO	24
6	CF3CH2OH (TFE)	68
7	ClCH2CH2Cl (DCE)	75

^aReaction conditions: 0.5 mmol substrate, 0.75 mmol TBHP, 1 mol% complex 2, 0.06 mmol 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, 0.6 mL solvent, 60 °C, 8 h.

^bDetermined by GC-FID analysis using 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene as internal standard.