title: Olefin oxygenation by water on an iridium center.
abstract: Oxygenation of 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) is achieved on an iridium center using water as a reagent. A hydrogen-bonding interaction with an unbound nitrogen atom of the naphthyridine-based ligand architecture promotes nucleophilic attack of water to the metal-bound COD. Irida-oxetane and oxo-irida-allyl compounds are isolated, products which are normally accessed from reactions with H2O2 or O2. DFT studies support a ligand-assisted water activation mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ghatak
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Mithun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Shrabani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dinda
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: S M Wahidur
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rahaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Jitendra K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Bera