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Shape‐Selective Interception by Hydrocarbons of the O 2 ‐Derived Oxidant of a Biomimetic Nonheme Iron Complex
Author(s) -
Mukherjee Anusree,
Martinho Marlène,
Bominaar Emile L.,
Münck Eckard,
Que Lawrence
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200805342
Subject(s) - chemistry , oblate spheroid , boron , interception , ligand (biochemistry) , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , receptor , ecology , atomic physics , biology
Picky ferryl : The complex [Fe(Tp Ph 2)(BF)] (Tp Ph 2=hydrotris(3,5‐diphenylpyrazolyl)borate; BF=benzoylformate) reacts with O 2 to generate an oxidant (see picture; O red, pink; Fe yellow; N blue; C gray; H white) that oxidizes added hydrocarbons shape‐selectively. Discrimination derives from a cleft formed by two phenyl groups of the Tp Ph 2ligand, favoring oblate spheroidal substrates.