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CH Bond Activation of Methanol and Ethanol by a High‐Spin Fe IV O Biomimetic Complex
Author(s) -
Donald William A.,
McKenzie Christine J.,
O'Hair Richard A. J.
Publication year - 2011
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.201102146
Subject(s) - reactivity (psychology) , methanol , chemistry , ethanol , abstraction , spin states , selectivity , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , epistemology , pathology
CH vs OH vs CO bond activation? The non‐heme complex [(bpg)Fe IV O] + activates the αCH bond of primary alcohols in vacuum through H abstraction by the FeO group in the rate‐determining step. Although this effect counteracts any enhancement of reactivity that results from increasing the formal oxidation state of Fe, it increases the reaction selectivity.