Abstract
We report that redox-inactive Sc3+ can trigger O2 activation by the FeII(TMC) center (TMC = tetramethylcyclam) to generate the corresponding oxoiron(IV) complex in the presence of BPh 4- as an electron donor. To model a possible intermediate in the above reaction, we generated an unprecedented Sc3+ adduct of [FeIII(η2-O2)(TMC)]+ by an alternative route, which was found to have an Fe3+-(μ- η2:η2-peroxo)-Sc3+ core and to convert to the oxoiron(IV) complex. These results have important implications for the role a Lewis acid can play in facilitating O-O bond cleavage during the course of O2 activation at non-heme iron centers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10198-10201 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 28 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 17 2013 |
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