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De Tovar J, Leblay R, Wang Y, Wojcik L, Thibon-Pourret A, Réglier M, Simaan AJ, Le Poul N, Belle C. Copper-oxygen adducts: new trends in characterization and properties towards C-H activation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10308-10349. [PMID: 38994420 PMCID: PMC11234856 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01762e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
Abstract
This review summarizes the latest discoveries in the field of C-H activation by copper monoxygenases and more particularly by their bioinspired systems. This work first describes the recent background on copper-containing enzymes along with additional interpretations about the nature of the active copper-oxygen intermediates. It then focuses on relevant examples of bioinorganic synthetic copper-oxygen intermediates according to their nuclearity (mono to polynuclear). This includes a detailed description of the spectroscopic features of these adducts as well as their reactivity towards the oxidation of recalcitrant Csp3 -H bonds. The last part is devoted to the significant expansion of heterogeneous catalytic systems based on copper-oxygen cores (i.e. within zeolite frameworks).
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- Jonathan De Tovar
- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, Département de Chimie Moléculaire Grenoble France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille Marseille France
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- Université de Brest, Laboratoire de Chimie, Electrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique Brest France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille Marseille France
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- Université de Brest, Laboratoire de Chimie, Electrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique Brest France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, Département de Chimie Moléculaire Grenoble France
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Dalhoff R, Schmidt R, Steeb L, Rabatinova K, Witte M, Teeuwen S, Benjamaâ S, Hüppe H, Hoffmann A, Herres-Pawlis S. The bridge towards a more stable and active side-on-peroxido (Cu 2II(µ-η 2:η 2-O 2)) complex as a tyrosinase model system. Faraday Discuss 2023; 244:134-153. [PMID: 37132380 DOI: 10.1039/d2fd00162d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A novel dinucleating bis(pyrazolyl)methane ligand was developed for tyrosinase model systems. After ligand synthesis, the corresponding Cu(I) complex was synthesized and upon oxygenation, formation of a µ-η2:η2 peroxido complex could be observed and monitored using UV/Vis-spectroscopy. Due to the high stability of this species even at room temperature, a molecular structure of the complex could be characterized via single-crystal XRD. Additional to its promising stability, the peroxido complex showed catalytic tyrosinase activity which was investigated via UV/Vis-spectroscopy. Products of the catalytic conversion could be isolated and characterized and the ligand could be successfully recycled after catalysis experiments. Furthermore, the peroxido complex was reduced by reductants with different reduction potentials. The characteristics of the electron transfer reactions were investigated with the help of the Marcus relation. The combination of the high stability and catalytic activity of the peroxido complex with the new dinucleating ligand, enables the shift of oxygenation reactions for selected substrates towards green chemistry, which is furthered by the efficient ligand recycling capability.
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- Rosalie Dalhoff
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Koch A, Engesser TA, Tuczek F. Copper Complexes Supported by Iminotriazole Ligands: Effective Catalysts for the Monooxygenation of Phenols. Organometallics 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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- Alexander Koch
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Application of click chemistry in the synthesis of bidentate ligands and their metal complexes. Polyhedron 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2023.116317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Schneider R, Engesser TA, Näther C, Krossing I, Tuczek F. Copper‐Catalyzed Monooxygenation of Phenols: Evidence for a Mononuclear Reaction Mechanism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202562. [PMID: 35344617 PMCID: PMC9323449 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The CuI salts [Cu(CH3CN)4]PF and [Cu(oDFB)2]PF with the very weakly coordinating anion Al(OC(CF3)3)4− (PF) as well as [Cu(NEt3)2]PF comprising the unique, linear bis‐triethylamine complex [Cu(NEt3)2]+ were synthesized and examined as catalysts for the conversion of monophenols to o‐quinones. The activities of these CuI salts towards monooxygenation of 2,4‐di‐tert‐butylphenol (DTBP‐H) were compared to those of [Cu(CH3CN)4]X salts with “classic” anions (BF4−, OTf−, PF6−), revealing an anion effect on the activity of the catalyst and a ligand effect on the reaction rate. The reaction is drastically accelerated by employing CuII‐semiquinone complexes as catalysts, indicating that formation of a CuII complex precedes the actual catalytic cycle. This result and other experimental observations show that with these systems the oxygenation of monophenols does not follow a dinuclear, but a mononuclear pathway analogous to that of topaquinone cofactor biosynthesis in amine oxidase.
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- Rebecca Schneider
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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Schneider R, Engesser TA, Näther C, Krossing I, Tuczek F. Copper‐Catalyzed Monooxygenation of Phenols: Evidence for a Mononuclear Reaction Mechanism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Rebecca Schneider
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel GERMANY
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- Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel Institut für Anorganische Chemie Otto-Hahn-Platz 10 24118 Kiel GERMANY
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- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel GERMANY
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- University of Freiburg: Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg i. Br. GERMANY
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- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel GERMANY
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Paul M, Teubner M, Grimm-Lebsanft B, Buchenau S, Hoffmann A, Rübhausen M, Herres-Pawlis S. Influence of the amine donor on hybrid guanidine-stabilized Bis(μ-oxido) dicopper(III) complexes and their tyrosinase-like oxygenation activity towards polycyclic aromatic alcohols. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 224:111541. [PMID: 34416481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The tyrosinase-like activity of hybrid guanidine-stabilized bis(μ-oxido) dicopper(III) complexes [Cu2(μ-O)2(L)2](X)2 (L = 2-{2-((Diethylamino)methyl)phenyl}-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMGbenzNEt2, L2) and 2-{2-((Di-isopropylamino)methyl)phenyl}-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMGbenzNiPr2, L3); X = PF6-, BF4-, CF3SO3-) is described. New aromatic hybrid guanidine amine ligands were developed with varying amine donor function. Their copper(I) complexes were analyzed towards their ability to activate dioxygen in the presence of different weakly coordinating anions. The resulting bis(μ-oxido) species were characterized at low temperatures by UV/Vis and resonance Raman spectroscopy, cryo-ESI mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations. Small structural changes in the ligand sphere were found to influence the characteristic ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) features of the bis(μ-oxido) species, correlating a redshift in the UV/Vis spectrum with weaker N-donor function of the ligand. DFT calculations elucidated the influence of the steric and electronic properties of the bis(μ-oxido) species leading to a higher twist of the Cu2O2 plane against the CuN2 plane and a stretching of the Cu2O2 core. Despite their moderate stability at -100 °C, the bis(μ-oxido) complexes exhibited a remarkable activity in catalytic oxygenation reactions of polycyclic aromatic alcohols. Further the selectivity of the catalyst in the hydroxylation reactions of challenging phenolic substrates is not changed despite an increasing shield of the reactive bis(μ-oxido) core. The generated quinones were found to form exclusively bent phenazines, providing a promising strategy to access tailored phenazine derivatives.
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- Melanie Paul
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Paul M, Hoffmann A, Herres-Pawlis S. Room temperature stable multitalent: highly reactive and versatile copper guanidine complexes in oxygenation reactions. J Biol Inorg Chem 2021; 26:249-263. [PMID: 33595752 PMCID: PMC8068697 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-021-01849-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Inspired by the efficiency of natural enzymes in organic transformation reactions, the development of synthetic catalysts for oxygenation and oxidation reactions under mild conditions still remains challenging. Tyrosinases serve as archetype when it comes to hydroxylation reactions involving molecular oxygen. We herein present new copper(I) guanidine halide complexes, capable of the activation of molecular oxygen at room temperature. The formation of the reactive bis(µ-oxido) dicopper(III) species and the influence of the anion are investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and density functional theory. We highlight the catalytic hydroxylation activity towards diverse polycyclic aromatic alcohols under mild reaction conditions. The selective formation of reactive quinones provides a promising tool to design phenazine derivatives for medical applications.
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- Melanie Paul
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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A brief minireview of poly-triazole: Alkyne and azide substrate selective, metal-catalyst expansion. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Paul M, Teubner M, Grimm‐Lebsanft B, Golchert C, Meiners Y, Senft L, Keisers K, Liebhäuser P, Rösener T, Biebl F, Buchenau S, Naumova M, Murzin V, Krug R, Hoffmann A, Pietruszka J, Ivanović‐Burmazović I, Rübhausen M, Herres‐Pawlis S. Exceptional Substrate Diversity in Oxygenation Reactions Catalyzed by a Bis(μ-oxo) Copper Complex. Chemistry 2020; 26:7556-7562. [PMID: 32104930 PMCID: PMC7317579 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The enzyme tyrosinase contains a reactive side-on peroxo dicopper(II) center as catalytically active species in C-H oxygenation reactions. The tyrosinase activity of the isomeric bis(μ-oxo) dicopper(III) form has been discussed controversially. The synthesis of bis(μ-oxo) dicopper(III) species [Cu2 (μ-O)2 (L1)2 ](X)2 ([O1](X)2 , X=PF6 - , BF4 - , OTf- , ClO4 - ), stabilized by the new hybrid guanidine ligand 2-{2-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl}-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (L1), and its characterization by UV/Vis, Raman, and XAS spectroscopy, as well as cryo-UHR-ESI mass spectrometry, is described. We highlight selective oxygenation of a plethora of phenolic substrates mediated by [O1](PF6 )2 , which results in mono- and bicyclic quinones and provides an attractive strategy for designing new phenazines. The selectivity is predicted by using the Fukui function, which is hereby introduced into tyrosinase model chemistry. Our bioinspired catalysis harnesses molecular dioxygen for organic transformations and achieves a substrate diversity reaching far beyond the scope of the enzyme.
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- Melanie Paul
- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
- Department of PhysicsUniversity of HamburgLuruper Chaussee 14922761HamburgGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and PharmacyFriedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-NürnbergEgerlandstrasse 191058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of HamburgLuruper Chaussee 14922761HamburgGermany
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of HamburgLuruper Chaussee 14922761HamburgGermany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYNotkestrasse 8522607HamburgGermany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYNotkestrasse 8522607HamburgGermany
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- Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf at Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf at Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
- Institute of Bio- and Geoscience (IBG-1: Biotechnology)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH52425JülichGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and PharmacyFriedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-NürnbergEgerlandstrasse 191058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of HamburgLuruper Chaussee 14922761HamburgGermany
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- Department of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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Herzigkeit B, Jurgeleit R, Flöser BM, Meißner NE, Engesser TA, Näther C, Tuczek F. Employing Linear Tridentate Ligands with Pyrazole End Groups in Catalytic Tyrosinase Model Chemistry: Does Hemilability Matter? Eur J Inorg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Benjamin Herzigkeit
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel Max‐Eyth‐Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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Brazeau SEN, Doerrer LH. Cu(i)-O 2 oxidation reactions in a fluorinated all-O-donor ligand environment. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:4759-4768. [PMID: 30869674 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt05028g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Investigation of Cu-O2 oxidation reactivity is important in biological and anthropogenic chemistry. Zeolites are one of the most promising Cu/O based oxidation catalysts for development of industrial-scale CH4 to CH3OH conversion. Their oxidation mechanisms are not well understood, however, highlighting the importance of the investigation of molecular Cu(i)-O2 reactivity with O-donor complexes. Herein, we give an overview of the synthesis, structural properties, and O2 reactivity of three different series of O-donor fluorinated Cu(i) alkoxides: K[Cu(OR)2], [(Ph3P)Cu(μ-OR)2Cu(PPh3)], and K[(R3P)Cu(pinF)], in which OR = fluorinated monodentate alkoxide ligands and pinF = perfluoropinacolate. This breadth allowed for the exploration of the influence of the denticity of the ligand, coordination number, the presence of phosphine, and KF/O interactions on their O2 reactivity. KF/O interactions were required to activate O2 in the monodentate-ligand-only family, whereas these connections did not affect O2 activation in the bidentate complexes, potentially due to the presence of phosphine. Both families formed trisanionic, trinuclear cores of the form {Cu3(μ3-O)2}3-. Intramolecular and intermolecular substrate oxidation were also explored and found to be influenced by the fluorinated ligand. Namely, {Cu3(μ3-O)2}3- from K[Cu(OR)2] could perform both monooxygenase reactivity and oxidase catalysis, whereas those from K[(R3P)Cu(pinF)] could only perform oxidase catalysis.
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- Sarah E N Brazeau
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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