Abstract
By using molecular oxygen bis(μ-oxo)dicopper(III) complexes can be produced from Cu1 complexes with ligand L(X) (L(X) = p-substituted N-ethyl- N-[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]-2-phenylethylamine; X = OMe, Me, H, Cl, NO2) in which the benzylic position of the ligand is activated and hydroxylated by the Cu2O2 core (see reaction scheme). Detailed characterization of this new C-H bond activation reaction by the bis(μ-oxo)dicopper(III) core reveals important information on the fundamental chemistry underlying copper monooxygenase reactivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 398-400 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 17 Jan 2000 |
Keywords
- C-H activation
- Copper
- Hydroxylations
- O ligands
- O-O activation