Cover Feature: On the Metal Cooperativity in a Dinuclear Copper–Guanidine Complex for Aliphatic C−H Bond Cleavage by Dioxygen (Chem. Eur. J. 48/2019). Issue 48 (8th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schön, Florian; Biebl, Florian; Greb, Lutz; Leingang, Simone; Grimm‐Lebsanft, Benjamin; Teubner, Melissa; Buchenau, Sören; Kaifer, Elisabeth; Rübhausen, Michael A.; Himmel, Hans‐Jörg
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 25:Issue 48(2019)
• Page Start: 11173
• Page End: 11173
• Publication Date: 2019-07-08
• Subjects: C−H activation -- cooperative effects -- copper -- dioxygen complexes -- oxidation; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902620
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : Metal cooperativity in a binuclear copper–guanidine complex enables aliphatic hydroxylation as known from the enzyme α‐hydroxylating monooxygenase (PHM). In the model complex reported, one copper atom is responsible for dioxygen activation, whereas the role of the second copper atom is to stabilize the product after C−H bond cleavage. Related mononuclear copper complexes, which do not profit from this cooperative effect, display no hydroxylation activity. More information can be found in the Full Paper by H.‐J. Himmel et al. onpage 11257 .