Oxidation of hydroquinones by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

Jianhui Xie; Po Kam Lo; William W.Y. Lam; Wai Lun Man; Li Ma; Shek Man Yiu; Kai Chung Lau; Tai Chu Lau

doi:10.1039/c6cc06231h

Oxidation of hydroquinones by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

Jianhui Xie, Po Kam Lo, William W.Y. Lam, Wai Lun Man, Li Ma, Shek Man Yiu, Kai Chung Lau^*, Tai Chu Lau^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemistry

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Hydroquinone is readily oxidized by a (salen)ruthenium(vi) nitrido complex in the presence of pyridine to give benzoquinone. Experimental and computational studies suggest that the reaction occurs via a novel mechanism that involves an initial electrophilic attack at the aromatic ring of the hydroquinone by the nitrido ligand.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11430-11433
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	52
Issue number	76
Early online date	19 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc06231h
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

Scopus Subject Areas

Catalysis
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
General Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

Access to Document

10.1039/c6cc06231h

Cite this

@article{152bf1fc29214c98bba319be5b3f9eb4,

title = "Oxidation of hydroquinones by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex",

abstract = "Hydroquinone is readily oxidized by a (salen)ruthenium(vi) nitrido complex in the presence of pyridine to give benzoquinone. Experimental and computational studies suggest that the reaction occurs via a novel mechanism that involves an initial electrophilic attack at the aromatic ring of the hydroquinone by the nitrido ligand.",

author = "Jianhui Xie and Lo, {Po Kam} and Lam, {William W.Y.} and Man, {Wai Lun} and Li Ma and Yiu, {Shek Man} and Lau, {Kai Chung} and Lau, {Tai Chu}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016.",

year = "2016",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1039/c6cc06231h",

language = "English",

volume = "52",

pages = "11430--11433",

journal = "Chemical Communications",

issn = "1359-7345",

publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",

number = "76",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Oxidation of hydroquinones by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

AU - Xie, Jianhui

AU - Lo, Po Kam

AU - Lam, William W.Y.

AU - Man, Wai Lun

AU - Ma, Li

AU - Yiu, Shek Man

AU - Lau, Kai Chung

AU - Lau, Tai Chu

PY - 2016/10/1

Y1 - 2016/10/1

N2 - Hydroquinone is readily oxidized by a (salen)ruthenium(vi) nitrido complex in the presence of pyridine to give benzoquinone. Experimental and computational studies suggest that the reaction occurs via a novel mechanism that involves an initial electrophilic attack at the aromatic ring of the hydroquinone by the nitrido ligand.

AB - Hydroquinone is readily oxidized by a (salen)ruthenium(vi) nitrido complex in the presence of pyridine to give benzoquinone. Experimental and computational studies suggest that the reaction occurs via a novel mechanism that involves an initial electrophilic attack at the aromatic ring of the hydroquinone by the nitrido ligand.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84987924244&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1039/c6cc06231h

DO - 10.1039/c6cc06231h

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84987924244

SN - 1359-7345

VL - 52

SP - 11430

EP - 11433

JO - Chemical Communications

JF - Chemical Communications

IS - 76

ER -

Oxidation of hydroquinones by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

Abstract

Scopus Subject Areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this