Electrochemical behavior of an aminotrithioether ligand: copper(II)-mediated oxidative C-C bond formation

Raúl Huerta; Aarón Flores-Figueroa; Víctor M Ugalde-Saldívar; Ivan Castillo

doi:10.1021/ic7009429

Electrochemical behavior of an aminotrithioether ligand: copper(II)-mediated oxidative C-C bond formation

Inorg Chem. 2007 Nov 12;46(23):9510-2. doi: 10.1021/ic7009429. Epub 2007 Oct 18.

Authors

Raúl Huerta¹, Aarón Flores-Figueroa, Víctor M Ugalde-Saldívar, Ivan Castillo

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Química and Facultad de Química, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F., 04510 Mexico.

PMID: 17944461
DOI: 10.1021/ic7009429

Abstract

A neutral aminotrithioether interacts with CuI, generating a coordination polymer in the solid state. Electrochemical studies indicate that the ligand is prone to oxidation by CuII, which results in a novel C-C bond formation reaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon / chemistry*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Electrochemistry
Ethers / chemistry*
Ligands
Models, Molecular
Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

Ethers
Ligands
Carbon