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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hong-Tao Zhang, Xiao-Jun Su, Fei Xie, Rong-Zhen Liao, Ming-Tian Zhang
Summary: This study highlights the significance of structure regulation in the O-O bond formation process in binuclear iron catalysts. While some catalysts proceed via oxo-oxo coupling, others with rigid ligands show negligible catalytic activity due to limited isomerization and rotation of Fe=O moieties.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuki Tanahashi, Kosuke Takahashi, Yuta Tsubonouchi, Shunsuke Nozawa, Shin-ichi Adachi, Masanari Hirahara, Eman A. Mohamed, Zaki N. Zahran, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui, Masayuki Yagi
Summary: The formation of O-O bond is induced by deprotonation of one of the OH ligands of Ru-2(III)(OH)(2) and requires two RuIII centers to transfer two electrons to their ligands. The intersystem crossing between singlet and triple states of RuII2(mu-OOH) can be easily switched by exchange of H+ between the mu-OOH bridge and the auxiliary backbone ligand.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Biaobiao Zhang, Shaoqi Zhan, Tianqi Liu, Linqin Wang, A. Ken Inge, Lele Duan, Brian J. J. Timmer, Oleksandr Kravchenko, Fei Li, Marten S. G. Ahlquist, Licheng Sun
Summary: This study provides insights into the structure-activity relationship of water-oxidation catalysts based on Ru-bnda and related catalysts, emphasizing the importance of seven coordination for the reaction pathway and conditions necessary for O-O bond formation.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Jiaxing Chen, Yongzhuo Xu, Wen Shao, Jianhua Ji, Boqiang Wang, Muyang Yang, Guojiang Mao, Fuhong Xiao, Guo-Jun Deng
Summary: A Pd-catalyzed C-O cross-coupling reaction was reported, which allows for the synthesis of highly congested hydroxylamines with an α-quaternary carbon center without cleavage of the N-O bond. This strategy shows high chemoselectivity, broad substrate scope, and excellent functional group tolerance, and has been demonstrated by pharmaceutical derivatization and postcatalytic modifications.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Animesh Kundu, Suman K. Barman, Sukanta Mandal
Summary: Two mononuclear ruthenium(II) complexes with different ligands were synthesized and characterized. The carboxylate exchange phenomenon was observed in complex 2 in acidic aqueous medium, leading to the formation of a dangling carboxylic group. Electrochemical analysis confirmed the generation of a Ru-V=O species that promotes water oxidation. A comparative study showed that complex 2 exhibited significantly higher water oxidation activity, which can be attributed to the presence of the carboxylic group. Isotope labeling experiment confirmed the attack of water at the carbon center of the carboxylic group rather than a direct attack at the oxo of the Ru-V=O unit.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Koteswara Rao Gorantla, Bhabani S. Mallik
Summary: We used first-principles metadynamics simulations to study the mechanistic pathway of oxygen-oxygen bond formation catalyzed by hydroxo and hydroxo-oxo copper complexes with modified bipyridine ligands. Our focus was on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the bond formation process, including the migration of proton and hydroxide ions. The analysis of electronic density, molecular orbitals, and natural orbitals revealed the involvement of specific orbitals in the formation of the oxygen-oxygen bond. These ligands also provided stability to electron density and the formed hydrogen peroxide or peroxide complexes during the oxidation process.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nataliia Vereshchuk, Marcos Gil-Sepulcre, Abolfazl Ghaderian, Jan Holub, Carolina Gimbert-Surinach, Antoni Llobet
Summary: Today, sustainable and clean energy conversion strategies rely on sunlight and water as sources of protons and electrons, similar to Photosystem II. However, the thermodynamics and complexity of the water oxidation reaction make it difficult to find efficient and stable molecules capable of achieving this task. Ru coordination complexes have been identified as some of the best understood water oxidation catalysts, and their catalytic performance and key factors influencing their performance have been extensively studied.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yi Wang, Xue Lei, Bo Zhang, Bing Bai, Pratteek Das, Tasmia Azam, Jianping Xiao, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Summary: In this study, a local microenvironment regulation strategy is proposed to enhance the performance of acidic water oxidation catalyst by precisely tuning its electrochemical activity and stability. The In-RuO2/G catalyst synthesized using this strategy displays outstanding acid oxygen evolution reaction performance and stability, making it a promising candidate for constructing catalysts for water electrolyzers.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jyotshna Phukon, Pratiksha Bhorali, Sumi Changmai, Sanjib Gogoi
Summary: An unprecedented annulation reaction is developed using easily affordable sulfoxonium ylides and 1,4-dioxane as the annulating partners for the synthesis of dihydrofuran-fused compounds. This is the first example of using 1,4-dioxane as a methylene source to construct a heterocyclic scaffold. A wide range of dihydrofuran-fused coumarins and naphthalenes were synthesized using this three-component reaction.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tao Zhou, Pu-Fan Qian, Jun-Yi Li, Yi-Bo Zhou, Hao-Chen Li, Hao-Yu Chen, Bing-Feng Shi
Summary: An undeveloped Ru(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C-H functionalization involving an enantiodetermining C-H cleavage step has been described in this study. Using a novel class of chiral binaphthyl monocarboxylic acids as chiral ligands, a broad range of sulfur-stereogenic sulfoximines were synthesized in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield and 99% ee) via desymmetrization, kinetic resolution, and parallel kinetic resolution. Furthermore, the resolution products can be easily transformed into chiral sulfoxides and key intermediates for kinase inhibitors.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Hashini N. K. Herath, Austin L. L. MacRae, Angel Ugrinov, Glenn R. R. Morello, Alexander R. R. Parent
Summary: Two phosphorus-containing ruthenium complexes were synthesized and characterized spectroscopically and electrochemically. Both complexes exhibited proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) behavior. A Ru(V/IV) couple was detected at 1.4 V vs. NHE for [Ru(bpyPO(3)H(2))(bpy)Cl]Cl. The complexes were tested for their ability to catalyze C-H bond oxidation and it was found that [Ru(bpyPO(3)H(2))(bpy)Cl]Cl can oxidize secondary C-H bonds using NaIO4 as the primary oxidant under aqueous conditions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Claire Empel, Thanh Vinh Nguyen, Rene M. Koenigs
Summary: In this study, a nonbenzenoid aromatic carbocation, tropylium, was utilized as an organic Lewis acid catalyst in O-H functionalization reactions of diazoalkanes with benzoic acids, showing excellent efficiency across a wide range of substrates.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jiafeng He, Xun-Shen Liu, Mingjia Li, Shaoting Peng, Zhi-Yao Si, Lu Liu
Summary: A highly stereoselective chalcogenide ylide formation/Smiles rearrangement reaction of diaryl thioether/selenoethers and triazoles catalyzed by Rh(ii) was successfully developed, providing an efficient strategy for constructing trisubstituted acyclic vinyl sulfides/selenides. The key features of this protocol include simple operation, readily available starting materials, atom economy, broad substrate scope, and convenient transformation of products.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yatong Fu, Yu Li, Donghong Luo, Yibo Lu, Jiajun Huang, Ziyi Yang, Jian Lu, Yuan-Ye Jiang, Ju-You Lu
Summary: An efficient regioselective B(3,4)-H activation was achieved via a ligand strategy, leading to B(3)-monoacyloxylated and B(3,4)-diacyloxylated o-carboranes. Amino acid and phosphoric acid ligands were crucial for the success of the reaction, and the approach was compatible with a broad range of carboxylic acids.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Letter
Chemistry, Organic
Shaocheng Li, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Jincheng Liu, Laurent Maron, Xigeng Zhou
Summary: Here, we describe a redox-neutral rare earth catalyst that enables the first catalytic decarbonylation and decarbonylative hydroamination of formamides without using additives. The protocol exhibits complete N-aryl/alkenyl formamide-selectivity, thus offering a diverse range of possibilities for N-formylation and N-deformylation methods, and opening up new prospects for waste reduction and control of selectivity in amine transformation events.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiarui Lu, Bo Bi, Wenzhen Lai, Hui Chen
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bo Han, Pengchen Ma, Xuefeng Cong, Hui Chen, Xiaoming Zeng
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Pengchen Ma, Shaohong Wang, Hui Chen
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bin Zhao, Rui Shang, Guang-Zu Wang, Shaohong Wang, Hui Chen, Yao Fu
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zi-Yu Li, Yao Li, Li-Hui Mou, Jiao-Jiao Chen, Qing-Yu Liu, Sheng-Gui He, Hui Chen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Yu-Fei Ao, Hui-Juan Hu, Cheng-Xin Zhao, Peng Chen, Tingting Huang, Hui Chen, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates efficient biocatalytic desymmetrization of meso O-heterocyclic dicarboxamides for synthesizing both antipodes of functionalized cyclic motifs, with yields up to 99.5% ee. The engineered biocatalyst shows wide substrate promiscuity, high efficiency, and excellent enantioselectivity.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Li-Hui Mou, Yao Li, Zi-Yu Li, Qing-Yu Liu, Hui Chen, Sheng-Gui He
Summary: This study proposes a novel N-2 activation strategy by combining 5d early and 3d late transition metals, achieving efficient N N cleavage in a gas-phase cluster. The cleavage benefits from an electronic-level design of donor-acceptor interactions, providing a new idea for activating the inert N N bond.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yixin Zhang, Jinfeng Zhao, Dawei Yang, Baomin Wang, Yuhan Zhou, Junhu Wang, Hui Chen, Tao Mei, Shengfa Ye, Jingping Qu
Summary: Researchers have discovered a well-described multi-iron nitrido model complex with excellent reactivity towards converting hydrogen and nitrogen gas into high-yield ammonia under ambient conditions. These studies have overcome the previous challenges of converting nitrides to ammonia and provided new insights.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Faju Li, Linhong Long, Yan-Mei He, Zeyu Li, Hui Chen, Qing-Hua Fan
Summary: A unique family of chiral macrocyclic ligands with a tunable saddle-shaped cavity is described. Using their manganese(I) complexes, the first example of earth-abundant transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric formal anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of allylic alcohols was achieved, providing a practical access to synthetically important chiral gamma-amino alcohols. The study revealed the remarkable role of the macrocyclic framework in the reaction process.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaohong Wang, Pengchen Ma, Sason Shaik, Hui Chen
Summary: Valence-inverted reactivity (VIR) is discovered through high-level computations of excited states of Ni(II) complexes that are generated by triplet energy transfer, and it plays a significant role in C-H bond activation and cross-coupling reactions.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiarui Lu, Wenzhen Lai, Hui Chen
Summary: Through QM/MM modeling, it was discovered that C(sp(3))-H beta-hydroxylation in the diiron hydroxylase CmlA occurs through traceless amine-assisted O-2 activation. This unique mode of O-2 activation generates a diferric (Fe2O2)-O-III species instead of the conventional diferryl (Fe22O2)-O-IV species, resulting in a different C(sp(3))-H hydroxylation mechanism compared to other diiron hydroxylases. This substrate-modulated O-2 activation in CmlA has significant implications for understanding the mechanism of other diiron hydroxylases with similar amine groups adjacent to C-H bonds. Furthermore, the adapted coordination environment of the diiron cofactor upon O-2 binding in CmlA opens up possibilities for O-2 activation in non-heme diiron enzymes.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Li-Hui Mou, Yao Li, Gong-Ping Wei, Zi-Yu Li, Qing-Yu Liu, Hui Chen, Sheng-Gui He
Summary: This study investigates a likely reaction pathway for the N-C coupling of N-2 and CH4 mediated by heteronuclear metal cluster anions CoTaC2-, which involves the dissociative adsorption of N-2 and the activation of CH4 to construct the N-C bond. The study proposes a novel N-t triggering strategy using metal clusters, providing a new idea for the direct synthesis of N-containing compounds.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qing Liu, Linhong Long, Pengchen Ma, Yingjie Ma, Xuebing Leng, Jie Xiao, Hui Chen, Liang Deng
Summary: An isolable iron(IV) imido complex with trifluoromethyl on nitrogen, [(IPr)Fe(NC(CF3)(2)Ph)(2)], was reported, demonstrating long Fe-N(imido) bonds, bent Fe-N(imido)-C(imido) alignments, and the ability to undergo intramolecular C-H bond activation reaction to transform into an iron(II) amido complex. Theoretical study suggests a hydrogen-atom-abstraction mechanism in the C-H bond activation reaction with low activation barrier due to the electron-withdrawing nature of the trifluoromethyl group.
CELL REPORTS PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Chengxin Zhao, Yao Li, Chao Wang, Hui Chen
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Chemistry, Physical
Li-Hui Mou, Yao Li, Zi-Yu Li, Qing-Yu Liu, Yi Ren, Hui Chen, Sheng-Gui He
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2020)