Pyridine modifications regulate the electronics and reactivity of Fe–pyridinophane complexes
Magy A. Mekhail, Kristof Pota, Sugam Kharel, David M. Freire, Kayla N. Green
Abstract
Substitution of the pyridine ring in 12-membered tetra-aza pyridinophanes successfully provides a regulatory handle on log β and the Fe( ii / iii ) redox couple. A C–C coupling reaction is used as a readout of these changes to the ligand.
Topics & Concepts
Reactivity (psychology)PyridineChemistryLigand (biochemistry)CatalysisRedoxMetalCombinatorial chemistryTransition metalComputational chemistryCrystallographyStereochemistryInorganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorPathologyBiochemistryMedicineAlternative medicineMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms