Catalytic and regiospecific extradiol cleavage of catechol by a biomimetic iron complex.
An iron(III)-catecholate complex of a facial tridentate ligand reacts with dioxygen in the presence of ammonium acetate-acetic acid buffer to cleave the aromatic C-C bond of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol regiospecifically resulting in the formation of an extradiol product with multiple turnovers.
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A&2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India. ictkp@iacs.res.in.
Sayanti
S
Chatterjee
Debobrata
D
Sheet
Tapan Kanti
TK
Paine
D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002396:Catechols / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000085:Acetates; D002396:Catechols; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C034221:catechol; D019342:Acetic Acid; C018824:ammonium acetate; D010100:Oxygen