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Synthesis of osmium and ruthenium complexes bearing dimethyl (S,S)-2,2′-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)-bis-(4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-carboxylate) ligand and application to catalytic H/D exchange

  • Kenneth J.H. Young
  • , Kapil S. Lokare
  • , Chin Hin Leung
  • , Mu Jeng Cheng
  • , Robert J. Nielsen
  • , Nicos A. Petasis
  • , William A. Goddard
  • , Roy A. Periana
  • University of Southern California
  • Scripps Florida
  • California Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Using tridentate, neutral PyBox ligands, several new osmium and ruthenium complexes [M(PyBox)Cl2(C2H4), where M = Ru, Os] have been prepared, all thermally stable. Some of these PyBox compounds are active for C-H activation of benzene. The Os(PyBox)Cl2(C 2H4) complex was characterized by X-ray diffraction. DFT calculations (B3LYP and M06 including Poisson-Boltzmann solvation) corroborate that the Os/PyBox complex in acetic acid (ΔG = 32.0 kcal/mol) is more reactive for benzene C-H activation than Ru/PyBox in basic conditions (ΔG = 34.8 kcal/mol at pH = 13). The stability of hydroxide- and chloride-bridged dinuclear resting states determines calculated barriers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-23
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume339
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • C-H activation
  • Osmium
  • PyBox
  • Ruthenium

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