Intramolecular C-H and C-F Bond Oxygenation Mediated by a Putative Terminal Oxo Species in Tetranuclear Iron Complexes

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Feb 10;138(5):1486-9. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b12214. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

Abstract

Herein we report the intramolecular arene C-H and C-F bond oxygenation by tetranuclear iron complexes. Treatment of [LFe3(PhPz)3OFe][OTf]2 (1) or its fluorinated analog [LFe3(F2ArPz)3OFe][OTf]2 (5) with iodosobenzene results in the regioselective hydroxylation of a bridging pyrazolate ligand, converting a C-H or C-F bond into a C-O bond. The observed reactivity suggests the formation of terminal and reactive Fe-oxo intermediates. With the possibility of intramolecular electron transfer within clusters in 1 and 5, different reaction pathways (Fe(IV)-oxo vs Fe(III)-oxo) might be responsible for the observed arene hydroxylation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Fluorine / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Ligands
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Fluorine
  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Iron