Evidence of two-state reactivity in alkane hydroxylation by Lewis-acid bound copper-nitrene complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Sep 7;50(69):9852-4. doi: 10.1039/c4cc03754e.

Abstract

The behavior of the Lewis-acid adducts of two copper-nitrene [Cu(NR)](+) complexes in nitrene-transfer and H-atom abstraction reactions have been demonstrated to depend on the nature of the nitrene substituents. Two-state reactivity, in which a singlet ground state and a nearby triplet excited-state both contribute, provides a useful model for interpreting reactivity trends of the two compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkanes / chemistry*
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Hydroxylation
  • Imines / chemistry*
  • Lewis Acids / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular

Substances

  • Alkanes
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Imines
  • Lewis Acids
  • phenylnitrene
  • Copper