A Combined Spectroscopic and Computational Study on the Mechanism of Iron-Catalyzed Aminofunctionalization of Olefins Using Hydroxylamine Derived N–O Reagent as the “Amino” Source and “Oxidant”
Sayanti Chatterjee, Ingolf Harden, Giovanni Bistoni, Rebeca G. Castillo, Sonia Chabbra, Maurice van Gastel, Alexander Schnegg, Eckhard Bill, James A. Birrell, Bill Morandi, Frank Neese, Serena DeBeer
Abstract
-transfer reactions onto styrenyl olefins, resulting in the overall formation of aminoethers. This study thus demonstrates the potential of utilizing the iron-coordinated nitrogen-centered radicals as powerful reactive intermediates in catalysis.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryElectron paramagnetic resonancePincer movementReagentCatalysisMedicinal chemistryAmine gas treatingBond cleavagePhotochemistryCrystallographyPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions