Abstract
We report the chameleonic reactivity of two nonheme iron catalysts for olefin oxidation with H2O2 that switch from nearly exclusive cis-dihydroxylation of electron-poor olefins to the exclusive epoxidation of electron-rich olefins upon addition of acetic acid. This switching suggests a common precursor to the nucleophilic oxidant proposed to FeIII-ζ2-OOH and electrophilic oxidant proposed to FeV(O)(OAc), and reversible coordination of acetic acid as a switching pathway.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 13777-13780 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 89 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 14 2014 |