Chemical activation of a mononuclear non-porphyrinic manganese complex using water as oxygen source for oxygen atom transfer reaction.
Résumé
Water, a powerful ally: A MnIII complex with an N4O-coordinating ligand and a deprotonated water molecule as sixth ligand is chemically oxidized by a CeIV one-electron oxidant. The results indicate catalytic oxygen atom transfer to alkenes, with the oxygen atom originating from a water molecule. These findings demonstrate the possibility of using water as oxygen source to perform the oxidation of organic substrates.