Abstract
Four-electron reduction of O 2 by octamethylferrocene (Me 8Fc) occurs efficiently with a dinuclear cobalt-μ-1,2-peroxo complex, 1, in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile. Kinetic investigations of the overall catalytic reaction and each step in the catalytic cycle showed that proton-coupled electron transfer from Me 8Fc to 1 is the rate-determining step in the catalytic cycle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9906-9909 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Jun 2012 |