Abstract
Metal-superoxo intermediates have been invoked as reactive species in C-H bond cleavage of substrates by oxygenase enzymes. In this work, we have shown the first structurally characterized end-on chromium(III)-superoxo complex, [CrIII(14-TMC)(O2)(Cl)]+, which was synthesized by reacting [CrII(14-TMC)(Cl)]+ with O2. The Cr(III)-superoxo intermediate has shown reactivities in C-H cleavage of alkylaromatics via a H-atom abstraction mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5958-5959 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 5 May 2010 |