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

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11430-11433
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number76
Early online date19 Aug 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2016

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