Hydrogen atom abstraction by a chromium IV oxo complex derived from O2.
The Cr(III) hydroxide [TptBu,MeCr(OH)(pz'H)] BARF (1) is produced by reaction of [TptBu,MeCr(pz'H)]BARF with [TptBu,MeCr(O2)(pz'H)]BARF or oxygen atom donors ONMe3 or PhIO in Et2O. However, reaction of [TptBu,MeCr(pz'H)]BARF with PhIO in pure CH2Cl2 yields the Cr(IV) oxo complex [TptBu,MeCr(O)(pz'H)]BARF (2). 2 abstracts hydrogen atoms from organic molecules with weak C-H bonds to form 1. Both 1 and 2 have been structurally characterized.
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