Interplay of Tunneling, Two-State Reactivity, and Bell-Evans-Polanyi Effects in C-H Activation by Nonheme Fe(IV)O Oxidants

Debasish Mandal, Sason Shaik*

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Abstract

The study of C-H bond activation reactions by nonheme FeIVO species with nine hydrocarbons shows that the kinetic isotope effect (KIE) involves strong tunneling and is a signature of the reactive spin states. Theory reproduces the observed spike-like appearance of plots of KIEexp against the C-H bond dissociation energy, and its origins are discussed. The experimentally observed Bell-Evans-Polanyi correlations, in the presence of strong tunneling, are reproduced, and the pattern is rationalized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2094-2097
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume138
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 2016

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