Functionalization of rhenium aryl bonds by O-atom transfer

  • Steven M. Bischof
  • , Mu Jeng Cheng
  • , Robert J. Nielsen
  • , T. Brent Gunnoe
  • , William A. Goddard
  • , Roy A. Periana

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Abstract

Aryltrioxorhenium (ArReO3) has been demonstrated to show rapid oxy-functionalization upon reaction with O-atom donors, YO, to selectively generate the corresponding phenols in near quantitative yields. 18O-Labeling experiments show that the oxygen in the products is exclusively from YO. DFT studies reveal a 10.7 kcal/mol barrier (Ar = Ph) for oxy-functionalization with H2O2 via a Baeyer-Villiger type mechanism involving nucleophilic attack of the aryl group on an electrophilic oxygen of YO coordinated to rhenium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2079-2082
Number of pages4
JournalOrganometallics
Volume30
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

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