A planar binuclear cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) phthalocyanine as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidation of a mercaptan
Sergey G. Makarov, Sergey Yu. Ketkov, Dieter Wöhrle
Abstract
This paper reports on a binuclear Co(ii)Pc which exhibits a previously unknown extremely high catalytic activity for the oxidation of a thiol to the corresponding disulfide. The high activity is explained by an electronic contact between the two Co centres in the complex.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCobaltPhthalocyanineChemistryPlanarPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceComputer graphics (images)Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSurface Chemistry and Catalysis