A highly reactive mononuclear non-heme manganese(IV)-oxo complex that can activate the strong C-H bonds of alkanes

Xiujuan Wu, Mi Sook Seo, Katherine M. Davis, Yong Min Lee, Junying Chen, Kyung Bin Cho, Yulia N. Pushkar, Wonwoo Nam

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Abstract

A mononuclear non-heme manganese(IV)-oxo complex has been synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic methods. The Mn(IV)-oxo complex shows high reactivity in oxidation reactions, such as C-H bond activation, oxidations of olefins, alcohols, sulfides, and aromatic compounds, and N-dealkylation. In C-H bond activation, the Mn(IV)-oxo complex can activate C-H bonds as strong as those in cyclohexane. It is proposed that C-H bond activation by the non-heme Mn(IV)-oxo complex does not occur via an oxygen-rebound mechanism. The electrophilic character of the non-heme Mn(IV)-oxo complex is demonstrated by a large negative ρ value of -4.4 in the oxidation of para-substituted thioanisoles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20088-20091
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume133
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Dec 2011

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