Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Two-state reactivity involving close triplet ground and quintet excited states is responsible for the opposite reactivity trends of FeIV oxo complexes in O-transfer and H-abstraction reactions in dependence on the electron richness of the axial ligand X (see picture), as shown by comparison with RuIV analogues, in which both reactivities are solely governed by the electrophilicity of the complex because the quintet state is inaccessible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3356-3359 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Apr 2008 |
Keywords
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Iron
- Oxo ligands
- Reaction mechanisms
- Ruthenium