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Reactions of a copper(II) superoxo complex lead to C-H and O-H substrate oxygenation: Modeling copper-monooxygenase C-H hydroxylation

  • Debabrata Maiti*
  • , Dong Heon Lee
  • , Katya Gaoutchenova
  • , Christian Würtele
  • , Max C. Holthausen
  • , Amy A. Narducci Sarjeant
  • , Jörg Sundermeyer
  • , Siegfried Schindler
  • , Kenneth D. Karlin
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Marburg
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • Goethe University Frankfurt

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Abstract

(Chemical Equation Presented) Donor makes the difference: The mononuclear η1-superoxo copper(II) complex 1 undergoes dioxygen activation with the addition of hydrogen-atom donors. Net O2-derived O-atom insertion into the N-methyl group of the ligand leads to formation of a copper(II)-alkoxide product 2. The cupric superoxo species 1 itself is not capable of the observed hydroxylation reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)82-85
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume47
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • C-H activation
  • Copper
  • Hydroxylation
  • Oxo ligands
  • Superoxide ligands

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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