Mechanism of phenol oxidation by heterodinuclear Ni Cu bis(μ-oxo) complexes involving nucleophilic oxo groups.

ABSTRACT: Oxidation of phenols by heterodinuclear Cu(III)(μ-O)2Ni(III) complexes containing nucleophilic oxo groups occurs by both proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) and hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mechanisms; the exact mechanism depends on the nature of the phenol as well as the substitution pattern of the ligand bound to Cu.

SUBMITTER: Kundu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4201338 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature