Abstract
Give me an "O"! Mononuclear nonheme iron(IV) oxo complexes have been generated using water as an oxygen source and cerium(IV) as an oxidant. The high-yield oxygenation of organic substrates in this system (see picture, Fe green, O red, N blue, C gray) is catalyzed by iron(II) complexes. The source of oxygen in the iron(IV) oxo complexes and the oxygenated products has been assigned unambiguously by isotopic labeling experiments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1803-1806 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Enzyme models
- Iron
- Oxygenation
- Reaction mechanisms