Role of Intermolecular Interactions in Oxygen Transfer Catalyzed by Silsesquioxane Trisilanolate Vanadium(V)

Silvia Lovat, Miriam Mba, Hendrikus C. L. Abbenhuis, Dieter Vogt, Cristiano Zonta, Giulia Licini

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The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane trisilanolate vanadium(V) complex 1 efficiently catalyzes oxidations at room temperature using cumyl hydroperoxide as the terminal oxidant. Sulfoxidations and N-oxidations have been carried out yielding the corresponding products in good yields. The addition of a Lewis base as a coligand can markedly affect reactivity, stability, and chemo- and stereo-selectivity. A proposal for the intermolecular activation, using Gutmann analysis supported by MP2/TZVP calculations, is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4724-4728
Number of pages5
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2009

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