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Isolation of a MnIV acylperoxo complex and its monooxidation ability

The first example of monooxygenation by a high-valent MnIV complex with a peroxide is described. A key MnIV acylperoxo intermediate, which uses m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid as the oxygen donor, is directly observed by electro-spray ionization mass spectrometry and resonance Raman spectroscopy.

Reductive activation of O2 by a bioinspired Fe complex for catalytic epoxidation reactions

Aerobic epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by iron complexes without the use of a sacrificial coreductant is unknown. We report the reductive activation of O2 by a bioinspired [(bTAML)FeIII(H2O)]- (1) complex to catalyze the epoxidation of alkenes with TONs of up to 80. Spectroscopic and kinetic evidence indicates the involvement of FeV(O) as the active oxidant during the reaction.

Selective photocatalytic hydroxylation and epoxidation reactions by an iron complex using water as the oxygen source

The iron complex [(bTAML)FeIII-OH2]- (1) selectively catalyses the photocatalytic hydroxylation and epoxidation reactions of alkanes and alkenes, respectively, using water as the oxygen-atom source. Upon the oxidation of unactivated alkanes, which included several substrates including natural products, hydroxylation was observed mostly at the 3° C-H bonds with 3° :2° selectivity up to ～100:1. When alkenes were used as the substrates, epoxides were predominantly formed with high yields. In the presence of H218O, more than 90% of the 18O-labelled oxygen atoms were incorporated into the hydroxylated and epoxide product indicating that water was the primary oxygen source. Mechanistic studies indicate the formation of an active [{(bTAML)FeIV}2-μ-oxo]2- (2) dimer from the starting complex 1via PCET. The subsequent disproportionation of 2 upon addition of substrate, leading to the formation of FeV(O), renders the high selectivity observed in these reactions.

Erratum: Bifunctional porphyrin catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2: Structural optimization and mechanistic study (Journal of the American Chemical Society (2014) 136 (15270-15279) DOI: 10.1021/ja507665a)

Page 15273. In the final step of Scheme 2a, the 18O atom of benzaldehyde can be washed out because the O atom of aldehyde can exchange with that of water under acidic conditions.1 Therefore, we have conducted additional experiments to determine the regioselectivity in the insertion of 18Olabeled CO2 into styrene oxide (2b) more reliably. The improved method is shown below (Scheme 2). Mass spectra indicated that path B and path A proceeded in a ratio of 52:48 (not 99:1). This improved method (Scheme 2) is recommended. The detailed procedure is added to the Supporting Information, where sections 3 and 14 have been revised accordingly. We are grateful to Prof. Michael North (University of York, UK) for recommending that we employ the improved method.

Proton-Promoted and Anion-Enhanced Epoxidation of Olefins by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Nonheme Manganese Catalysts

We report a remarkable Br?nsted acid effect in the epoxidation of olefins by nonheme manganese catalysts and aqueous hydrogen peroxide. More specifically, a mononuclear nonheme manganese complex bearing a tetradentate N4 ligand, MnII(Dbp-MCP)(OTf)2 (Dbp-MCP = (1R,2R)-N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis((R)-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-phenyl)-2-pyridinylmethyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine; OTf- = CF3SO3-), is a highly efficient catalyst in the epoxidation of olefins by aqueous H2O2 in the presence of H2SO4 (1-3 mol %). The yields of epoxide products as well as the chemo- and enantioselectivities increase dramatically in the presence of H2SO4; no formation of epoxides is observed in the absence of H2SO4. In addition, the product yields and enantioselectivities are dependent significantly on the manganese catalysts and Br?nsted acids. The catalytic epoxidation of olefins by other oxidants, such as peracids, alkyl hydroperoxides, and iodosylbenzene, is also affected by the presence of H2SO4; product yields and enantioselectivities are high and similar irrespective of the oxidants in the presence of H2SO4, suggesting that a common epoxidizing intermediate is generated in the reactions of [MnII(Dbp-MCP)]2+ and the oxidants. Mechanistic studies, performed with 18O-labeled water (H218O) and cumyl hydroperoxide, reveal that a high-valent manganese-oxo species is formed as an epoxidizing intermediate via O-O bond heterolysis of Mn-OOH(R) species. The role of H2SO4 is proposed to facilitate the formation of a high-valent Mn-oxo species and to increase the oxidizing power and enantioselectivity of the Mn-oxo oxidant in olefin epoxidation reactions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations support experimental results such as the formation of a Mn(V)-oxo species as an epoxidizing intermediate.

Hydroxylation versus Halogenation of Aliphatic C?H Bonds by a Dioxygen-Derived Iron–Oxygen Oxidant: Functional Mimicking of Iron Halogenases

An iron–oxygen intermediate species generated in situ in the reductive activation of dioxygen by an iron(II)–benzilate complex of a monoanionic facial N3ligand, promoted the halogenation of aliphatic C?H bonds in the presence of a protic acid and a halide anion. An electrophilic iron(IV)–oxo oxidant with a coordinated halide is proposed as the active oxidant. The halogenation reaction with dioxygen and the iron complex mimics the activity of non-heme iron halogenases.

Aerobic alcohol oxidation and oxygen atom transfer reactions catalyzed by a nonheme iron(II)-α-keto acid complex

α-Ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes catalyze many important biological oxidation/oxygenation reactions. Iron(iv)-oxo intermediates have been established as key oxidants in these oxidation reactions. While most reported model iron(ii)-α-keto acid complexes exhibit stoichiometric reactivity, selective oxidation of substrates with dioxygen catalyzed by biomimetic iron(ii)-α-keto acid complexes remains unexplored. In this direction, we have investigated the ability of an iron(ii) complex [(TpPh,Me)FeII(BF)] (1) (TpPh,Me = hydrotris(3-phenyl-5-methylpyrazolyl)borate and BF = monoanionic benzoylformate) to catalyze the aerobic oxidation of organic substrates. An iron-oxo oxidant, intercepted in the reaction of 1 with O2, selectively oxidizes sulfides to sulfoxides, alkenes to epoxides, and alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds. The oxidant from 1 is able to hydroxylate the benzylic carbon of phenylacetic acid to afford mandelic acid with the incorporation of one oxygen atom from O2 into the product. The iron(ii)-benzoylformate complex oxidatively converts phenoxyacetic acids to the corresponding phenols, thereby mimicking the function of iron(ii)-α-ketoglutarate-dependent 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate dioxygenase (TfdA). Furthermore, complex 1 exhibits catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols and oxygen atom transfer reactions with multiple turnovers.

Interplay of Experiment and Theory in Elucidating Mechanisms of Oxidation Reactions by a Nonheme RuIVO Complex

A comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of the reactivity patterns and reaction mechanisms in alkane hydroxylation, olefin epoxidation, cyclohexene oxidation, and sulfoxidation reactions by a mononuclear nonheme ruthenium(IV)-oxo complex, [RuIV(O)(terpy)(bpm)]2+ (1), has been conducted. In alkane hydroxylation (i.e., oxygen rebound vs oxygen non-rebound mechanisms), both the experimental and theoretical results show that the substrate radical formed via a rate-determining H atom abstraction of alkanes by 1 prefers dissociation over oxygen rebound and desaturation processes. In the oxidation of olefins by 1, the observations of a kinetic isotope effect (KIE) value of 1 and styrene oxide formation lead us to conclude that an epoxidation reaction via oxygen atom transfer (OAT) from the RuIVO complex to the C-C double bond is the dominant pathway. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the epoxidation reaction is a two-step, two-spin-state process. In contrast, the oxidation of cyclohexene by 1 affords products derived from allylic C-H bond oxidation, with a high KIE value of 38(3). The preference for H atom abstraction over C-C double bond epoxidation in the oxidation of cyclohexene by 1 is elucidated by DFT calculations, which show that the energy barrier for C-H activation is 4.5 kcal mol-1 lower than the energy barrier for epoxidation. In the oxidation of sulfides, sulfoxidation by the electrophilic Ru-oxo group of 1 occurs via a direct OAT mechanism, and DFT calculations show that this is a two-spin-state reaction in which the transition state is the lowest in the S = 0 state.

Mononuclear Nonheme Iron(III)-Iodosylarene and High-Valent Iron-Oxo Complexes in Olefin Epoxidation Reactions

High-spin iron(III)-iodosylarene complexes are highly reactive in the epoxidation of olefins, in which epoxides are formed as the major products with high stereospecificity and enantioselectivity. The reactivity of the iron(III)-iodosylarene intermediates is much greater than that of the corresponding iron(IV)-oxo complex in these reactions. The iron(III)-iodosylarene species - not high-valent iron(IV)-oxo and iron(V)-oxo species - are also shown to be the active oxidants in catalytic olefin epoxidation reactions. The present results are discussed in light of the long-standing controversy on the one oxidant versus multiple oxidants hypothesis in oxidation reactions. On active duty: High-spin iron(III)-iodosylarene complexes epoxidize olefins with high stereospecificity and enantioselectivity. The iron(III)-iodosylarene species, not high-valent iron(IV)- and iron(V)-oxo species, are the active oxidants in catalytic olefin epoxidation reactions. The present results resolve the long-standing controversy on the one oxidant versus multiple oxidants hypothesis in oxidation reactions.

Highly enantioselective bioinspired epoxidation of electron-deficient olefins with H2O2 on aminopyridine mn catalysts

The asymmetric epoxidation of various electron-deficient olefins with H2O2 in the presence of a novel family of chiral bioinspired bipyrrolidine-derived aminopyridine manganese(II) complexes [LM II(OTf)2] is rep