Catalytic and regiospecific extradiol cleavage of catechol by a biomimetic iron complex?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2013-09-10 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44124E

Abstract

An iron(III)–catecholate complex of a facial tridentate ligand reacts with dioxygen in the presence of ammonium acetate–acetic acid buffer to cleave the aromatic C–C bond of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol regiospecifically resulting in the formation of an extradiol product with multiple turnovers.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic and regiospecific extradiol cleavage of catechol by a biomimetic iron complex
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