title: Enhanced catalytic decomposition of a phosphate triester by modularly accessible bimetallic porphyrin dyads and dimers.
abstract: A series of metalloporphyrin dimers were modularly prepared and shown to catalyze the methanolysis of a phosphate triester, yielding rates that are large compared to the rate of the uncatalyzed reaction. Up to 1300-fold rate acceleration can be achieved via a combination of cavity-localized Lewis-acid activation and methoxide-induced methanolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Totten
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Byungman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Suk Joong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Broadbelt
authors.forename: Randall Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Snurr
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hupp
authors.forename: SonBinh T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nguyen