TY - JOUR
T1 - Iron-promoted ortho-And/or ipso-hydroxylation of benzoic acids with H 2O2
AU - Makhlynets, Olga V.
AU - Das, Parthapratim
AU - Taktak, Sonia
AU - Flook, Margaret
AU - Mas-Ballesté, Rubén
AU - Rybak-Akimova, Elena V.
AU - Que, Larry
PY - 2009/12/7
Y1 - 2009/12/7
N2 - Regioselective hydroxylation of aromatic acids with hydrogen peroxide proceeds readily in the presence of iron(II) complexes with tetradentate aminopyridine ligands [FeII(BPMEN)-(CH3CN) 2](ClO4)2 (1) and [FeII(TPA)- (CH3CN)2](OTf)2 (2), where BPMEN=N, N'-dimethyl-N, N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine, TPA=tris-(2- pyridylmethyl)amine. Two cis-sites, which are occupied by labile acetonitrile molecules in 1 and 2, are available for coordination of H2O 2 and substituted benzoic acids. The hydroxylation of the aromatic ring occurs exclusively in the vicinity of the anchoring carboxylate functional group: ortho-hydroxylation affords salicylates, whereas ipso-hydroxylation with concomitant decarboxylation yields phenolates. The outcome of the substituent directed hydroxylation depends on the electronic properties and the position of substituents in the molecules of substrates:3-substituted benzoic acids are preferentially ortho-hydroxylated, whereas 2-and, to a lesser extent, 4-substituted substrates tend to undergo ipso-hydroxylation/decarboxylation. These two pathways are not mutually exclusive and likely proceed via a common intermediate. Electron-withdrawing substituents on the aromatic ring of the carboxylic acids disfavor hydroxylation, indicating an electrophilic nature for the active oxidant. Complexes 1 and 2 exhibit similar reactivity patterns, but 1 generates a more powerful oxidant than 2. Spectroscopic and labeling studies exclude acylperoxoiron(III) and FeIV=O species as potential reaction intermediates, but strongly indicate the involvement of an FeIII-OOH intermediate that undergoes intramolecular acid-promoted heterolytic O-O bond cleavage, producing a transient iron(V) oxidant.
AB - Regioselective hydroxylation of aromatic acids with hydrogen peroxide proceeds readily in the presence of iron(II) complexes with tetradentate aminopyridine ligands [FeII(BPMEN)-(CH3CN) 2](ClO4)2 (1) and [FeII(TPA)- (CH3CN)2](OTf)2 (2), where BPMEN=N, N'-dimethyl-N, N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine, TPA=tris-(2- pyridylmethyl)amine. Two cis-sites, which are occupied by labile acetonitrile molecules in 1 and 2, are available for coordination of H2O 2 and substituted benzoic acids. The hydroxylation of the aromatic ring occurs exclusively in the vicinity of the anchoring carboxylate functional group: ortho-hydroxylation affords salicylates, whereas ipso-hydroxylation with concomitant decarboxylation yields phenolates. The outcome of the substituent directed hydroxylation depends on the electronic properties and the position of substituents in the molecules of substrates:3-substituted benzoic acids are preferentially ortho-hydroxylated, whereas 2-and, to a lesser extent, 4-substituted substrates tend to undergo ipso-hydroxylation/decarboxylation. These two pathways are not mutually exclusive and likely proceed via a common intermediate. Electron-withdrawing substituents on the aromatic ring of the carboxylic acids disfavor hydroxylation, indicating an electrophilic nature for the active oxidant. Complexes 1 and 2 exhibit similar reactivity patterns, but 1 generates a more powerful oxidant than 2. Spectroscopic and labeling studies exclude acylperoxoiron(III) and FeIV=O species as potential reaction intermediates, but strongly indicate the involvement of an FeIII-OOH intermediate that undergoes intramolecular acid-promoted heterolytic O-O bond cleavage, producing a transient iron(V) oxidant.
KW - Aromatic hydroxylation
KW - Hydrogen peroxide
KW - Iron
KW - Oxidation
KW - Regioselective hydroxylation
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U2 - 10.1002/chem.200901296
DO - 10.1002/chem.200901296
M3 - Article
C2 - 19876966
AN - SCOPUS:73349129657
SN - 0947-6539
VL - 15
SP - 13171
EP - 13180
JO - Chemistry - A European Journal
JF - Chemistry - A European Journal
IS - 47
ER -