Nonclassical oxygen atom transfer reactions of oxomolybdenum(VI) bis(catecholate).
Mechanistic studies indicate that the oxomolybdenum(vi) bis(3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholate) fragment deoxygenates pyridine-N-oxides in a reaction where the oxygen is delivered to molybdenum but the electrons for substrate reduction are drawn from the bound catecholate ligands, forming 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670, USA.
Travis
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Marshall-Roth
Sean C
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Liebscher
Karl
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Rickert
Nicholas J
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Seewald
Allen G
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Oliver
Seth N
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Brown