Multiple functional group cooperation in phosphate diester cleavage promoted by Zn(II) complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Dec 21:(24):2862-3. doi: 10.1039/b412111b. Epub 2004 Oct 25.

Authors

Monica Livieri¹, Fabrizio Mancin, Umberto Tonellato, Jik Chin

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy.

PMID: 15599444
DOI: 10.1039/b412111b

Abstract

Zn(II) complexes bearing multiple auxiliary organic groups greatly accelerate the cleavage of a phosphate diester.