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Cerium‐Complex‐Catalyzed Oxidation of Arylmethanols under Atmospheric Pressure of Dioxygen and Its Mechanism through a Side‐On μ‐Peroxo Dicerium(IV) Complex
Author(s) -
Paul Mitali,
Shirase Satoru,
Morimoto Yuma,
Mathey Laurent,
Murugesapandian Balasubramanian,
Tanaka Shinji,
Itoh Shinobu,
Tsurugi Hayato,
Mashima Kazushi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201600481
Subject(s) - cerium , chemistry , catalysis , ligand (biochemistry) , atmospheric pressure , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , oceanography , receptor , geology
Abstract Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Hayato Tsurugi and Kazushi Mashima at the University of Osaka. The image depicts a cerium complex with a dianionic pentadentate ligand acting as a catalyst for aerobic oxidation of arylmethanols, in which a dinuclear cerium(IV) side‐on peroxo complex is the key intermediate. The corresponding trivalent complex was able to activate dioxygen, and the oxidation proceeded catalytically under atmospheric pressure with inexpensive and environmentally friendly dioxygen as the primary oxidant. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201503846.