Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Going ferryl: FeII complexes with two isomeric bispidine ligands catalyze the oxidation of cyclooctene with H 2O2 in MeCN under aerobic conditions with high selectivity for the epoxide (see scheme; L = bispidine ligand). An {FeIV=O} complex is postulated to be the oxidant, formed by the homolytic cleavage of the O-O bond of an {FeIII-OOH} intermediate. Performing the reaction under argon gives a mixture of cis and trans diols as well as the epoxide.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3446-3449 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 19 2006 |
Keywords
- Coordination chemistry
- Dihydroxylation
- Epoxidation
- Homogeneous catalysis
- Iron