Volume 58, Issue 10 pp. 3037-3041
Communication

Activating a Peroxo Ligand for C−O Bond Formation

Dr. M. Pilar del Río

Dr. M. Pilar del Río

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009- Zaragoza, Spain

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Paula Abril

Paula Abril

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009- Zaragoza, Spain

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Dr. José A. López

Dr. José A. López

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009- Zaragoza, Spain

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Prof. Dr. Mariona Sodupe

Prof. Dr. Mariona Sodupe

Departament de Química, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193- Barcelona, Spain

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Prof. Dr. Agustí Lledós

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Agustí Lledós

Departament de Química, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193- Barcelona, Spain

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Prof. Dr. Miguel A. Ciriano

Prof. Dr. Miguel A. Ciriano

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009- Zaragoza, Spain

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Dr. Cristina Tejel

Corresponding Author

Dr. Cristina Tejel

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009- Zaragoza, Spain

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First published: 27 December 2018
Citations: 8

Graphical Abstract

Taming oxygen for effective cleavage of the O−O bond and a further C−O bond formation has been achieved through proton transfer/electron transfer steps. A free radical mechanism accounts for the transformation of peroxide complexes into water and 2-iradaoxetane complexes (see scheme; C gray, Ir green, N blue, O red; Mepy=4-methylpyridine).

Abstract

Dioxygen activation for effective C−O bond formation in the coordination sphere of a metal is a long-standing challenge in chemistry for which the design of catalysts for oxygenations is slowed down by the complicated, and sometimes poorly understood, mechanistic panorama. In this context, olefin–peroxide complexes could be valuable models for the study of such reactions. Herein, we showcase the isolation of rare “Ir(cod)(peroxide)” complexes (cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene) from reactions with oxygen, and then the activation of the peroxide ligand for O−O bond cleavage and C−O bond formation by transfer of a hydrogen atom through proton transfer/electron transfer reactions to give 2-iradaoxetane complexes and water. 2,4,6-Trimethylphenol, 1,4-hydroquinone, and 1,4-cyclohexadiene were used as hydrogen atom donors. These reactions can be key steps in the oxy-functionalization of olefins with oxygen, and they constitute a novel mechanistic pathway for iridium, whose full reaction profile is supported by DFT calculations.

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