Abstract
A key requirement for the generation of active copper catalyts for olefin aziridination has been identified by examination of a copper(II) complex supported by a new tridentate, mer-coordinating, pyridyl-appended diazacyclooctane ligand. Combined structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical studies suggest that the high catalytic reactivity of complex 4 (shown) is rooted in facile access to an equatorial coordination site, occupied by a labile trifluoroacetate ligand in its X-ray crystal structure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5060-5061 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Inorganic chemistry |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 24 2001 |