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Towards Photocatalytic Alkane Oxidation: The Insertion of Dioxygen into a Platinum(II)–Methyl Bond
Author(s) -
Taylor Russell A.,
Law David J.,
Sunley Glenn J.,
White Andrew J. P.,
Britovsek George J. P.
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.200806187
Subject(s) - platinum , photochemistry , formaldehyde , singlet oxygen , alkane , photocatalysis , chemistry , oxygen , singlet state , catalysis , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , excited state , physics , nuclear physics
Always look on the bright side : The light‐driven insertion of dioxygen into a platinum–methyl bond results in a methylperoxo complex (see picture) which decomposes to formaldehyde and a platinum hydroxo complex. This reaction occurs at 1 atm O 2 and room temperature within minutes, and proceeds via the formation of singlet oxygen.