Stabilization of superoxocopper(II) and oxoiron(IV) complexes using bulky bis- and tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine ligand

• Main Author: Quek, Sebastian Yongsen
• Other Authors: Jason England
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86178; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49273
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Highly reactive ‘end-on’ superoxocopper(II) and oxoiron(IV) intermediates are recognized as active oxidants responsible for substrate C-H bond hydroxylation in a wide range of non-heme metalloenzymes. Mimicking such reactivity in synthetic systems would provide a major improvement over the current d...