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Frontispiece: Rhodium Complexes Promoting C−O Bond Formation in Reactions with Oxygen: The Role of Superoxo Species
Author(s) -
VilellaArribas Laia,
GarcíaMelchor Max,
Balcells David,
Lledós Agustí,
López José A.,
Sancho Sofía,
Villarroya B. Eva,
del Río M. Pilar,
Ciriano Miguel A.,
Tejel Cristina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201782263
Subject(s) - rhodium , chemistry , oxygen , olefin fiber , molecule , oxygen atom , photochemistry , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry
Activation of molecular oxygen with a further addition of the oxygen atoms to olefinic C=C bonds mediated by rhodium starts with the formation of an open‐shell triplet mononuclear superoxide complex as revealed by DFT calculations. This event is ensued by the binding of the superoxide to a second molecule of the rhodium starting complex to follow a dinuclear pathway in which the O−O bond is further cleaved. Then, each oxygen atom inserts into a rhodium olefin bond. Details about this contribution can be found in the Full Paper by C. Tejel, A. Lledós et al. on page 5232 ff.