Comparing the reactivity of an oxoiron(IV) cation radical and its oxoiron(V) tautomer towards C-H bonds

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Mar 2;59(19):2755-2758. doi: 10.1039/d2cc07005g.

Abstract

An oxoiron(IV) cation radical is generated upon two-electron oxidation of an iron(III) complex bearing an electron-rich methoxy substituted bTAML framework and thoroughly characterized via multiple spectroscopic techniques and density functional theory (DFT). Reactivity studies demonstrate faster rates for oxidation of strong aliphatic sp3 C-H bonds than for its corresponding oxoiron(V) valence tautomer.