The elusive active species in nickel(ii)-mediated oxidations of hydrocarbons by peracids: a NiII-oxyl species, an aroyloxy radical, or a NiII-peracid complex?
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Royal Society of Chemistry
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000208944
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01276j
- PubMed 37307091
초록/요약
Nonheme nickel(ii)-mediated oxidations of hydrocarbons by meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) show promising activity and selectivity; however, the active species and the reaction mechanism of these reactions are still elusive after decades of efforts. Herein, a novel free radical chain mechanism of the Ni(ii)-mediated oxidation of cyclohexane by mCPBA is investigated using density functional theory calculations. In this study, we rule out the involvement of a long speculated NiII-oxyl species. Instead, an aroyloxy radical (mCBA˙) and a NiIII-hydroxyl species formed by a rate-limiting O-O homolysis of a NiII-mCPBA complex are active species in the C-H bond activation to form a carbon-centered radical R˙, where mCBA˙ is more robust than the NiIII-hydroxyl species. The nascent R˙ radical either reacts with mCPBA to form a hydroxylated product and a mCBA˙ radical to propagate the radical chain or reacts with the solvent dichloromethane to form a chlorinated product. In addition, the NiII-mCPBA complex is found for the first time to be a robust oxidant in hydroxylation of cyclohexane, with an activation energy of 13.4 kcal mol−1. These mechanistic findings support the free radical chain mechanism and enrich the mechanistic knowledge of metal-peracid oxidation systems containing transition metals after group 8 in periodic table of elements. © 2023 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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