Stuhr R, Bayer P, von Wangelin AJ. The Diverse Modes of Oxygen Reactivity in Life & Chemistry.
CHEMSUSCHEM 2022;
15:e202201323. [PMID:
36214486 PMCID:
PMC10100308 DOI:
10.1002/cssc.202201323]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Oxygen is a molecule of utmost importance in our lives. Beside its vital role for the respiration and sustaining of organisms, oxygen is involved in numerous chemical and physical processes. Upon combination of the different forms of molecular oxygen species with various activation modes, substrates, and reaction conditions an extremely wide chemical space can be covered that enables rich applications of diverse oxygenation processes. This Review provides an instructive overview of the individual properties and reactivities of oxygen species and illustrates their importance in nature, everyday life, and in the context of chemical synthesis.
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