Photooxidation of Co-thiolato complexes in protic and aprotic solvents.
Protic solvents decrease the susceptibility of the thiolate ligand in Co(III) thiolato complexes toward attack by singlet oxygen, but greatly increase the conversion of the peroxidic intermediate to the sulfenato product.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
Billy
B
Hernandez
Yanju
Y
Wang
Dong
D
Zhang
Matthias
M
Selke
D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry; D011522:Protons; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D011522:Protons; D012997:Solvents; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D003035:Cobalt; D010100:Oxygen