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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11430-11433 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 76 |
| Early online date | 19 Aug 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |