Non-innocent Role of the Halide Ligand in the Copper-Catalyzed Olefin Aziridination Reaction

In the context of copper-catalyzed nitrene transfer to olefins, many systems operate upon mixing a CuX salt (X = halide, OTf) and a polydentate N-based ligand, assuming that the X ligand is displaced from the coordination sphere toward a counterion position. Herein, we demonstrated that such general...

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Autores: Ramírez Rodríguez, Manuel, Moreno Rodríguez, Anabel, López Resano, Sara, Pericàs, Miquel A., Díaz Requejo, María Mar, Maseras, Feliu, Pérez Romero, Pedro José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/23522
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23522
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Olefin aziridination
Nitrene transfer
Noninnocent ligands
Mechanistic studies
Copper catalysis
23 Química
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Sumario:In the context of copper-catalyzed nitrene transfer to olefins, many systems operate upon mixing a CuX salt (X = halide, OTf) and a polydentate N-based ligand, assuming that the X ligand is displaced from the coordination sphere toward a counterion position. Herein, we demonstrated that such general assumption should be in doubt since studies carried out with the well-defined copper(I) complexes (TTM)CuCl and [(TTM)Cu- (NCMe)]PF6 (TTM = tris(triazolyl)methane ligand) demonstrate a dual behavior from a catalytic and mechanistic point of view that exclusively depends on the presence or absence of the chloride ligand bonded to the metal center. When coordinated, the turnover-limiting step corresponds to the formation of the carbon−nitrene bond, whereas in its absence, the highest barrier corresponds to the formation of the copper−nitrene intermediate