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SUBMITTER: Nguyen AI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4111274 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nguyen Andy I AI Hadt Ryan G RG Solomon Edward I EI Tilley T Don TD
Chemical science 20140701 7
A dianionic, square planar cobalt(II) complex reacts with O<sub>2</sub> in the presence of acetonitrile to give a cyanomethylcobalt(III) complex formed by C-H bond cleavage. Interestingly, PhIO and <i>p</i>-tolylazide react similarly to give the same cyanomethylcobalt(III) complex. Competition studies with various hydrocarbon substrates indicate that the rate of C-H bond cleavage greatly depends on the <i>p</i> Ka of the C-H bond, rather than on the C-H bond dissociation energy. Kinetic isotope ...[more]