Analyzing mechanisms in Co( <scp>i</scp> ) redox catalysis using a pattern recognition platform
Tianhua Tang, Christopher Sandford, Shelley D. Minteer, Matthew S. Sigman
Abstract
-tridentate ligands acts as a competent redox catalyst for the reduction of benzyl bromide substrates. Kinetic studies combining electroanalytical techniques with multivariable linear-regression analysis were conducted, disclosing an outer-sphere electron-transfer mechanism, which occurs in concert with C-Br bond cleavage. Furthermore, we apply a pattern recognition platform to distinguish between mechanisms in the activation of benzyl bromides, found to be dependent on the ligation state of the cobalt(i) center and ligand used.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxCatalysisChemistryComputer scienceCombinatorial chemistryBiochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions