Oxygenative cleavage of catechols including protocatechuic acid with molecular oxygen in water catalysed by water-soluble non-heme iron(III) complexes in relevance to catechol dioxygenases.
Catechol dioxygenase model oxygenations have been performed for the first time in water by using water-soluble nonheme iron(III) complexes, enabling the oxygenation of protocatechuic acid and other catechols.
Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. funabiki@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Takuzo
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Funabiki
Daisuke
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Sugio
Nobuhiko
N
Inui
Matsutaka
M
Maeda
Yutaka
Y
Hitomi
D002384:Catalysis; D002396:Catechols / Q000378:metabolism*; D049308:Dioxygenases; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases; D014867:Water
D002396:Catechols; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D014867:Water; C009091:protocatechuic acid; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; C053101:catechol oxygenase II; D010100:Oxygen