Nonclassical Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions of Oxomolybdenum(VI) Bis(Catecholate)

Abstract

Mechanistic studies indicate that the oxomolybdenum(VI) bis(3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholate) fragment deoxygenates pyridine-N-oxides in a reaction where the oxygen is delivered to molybdenum but the electrons for substrate reduction are drawn from the bound catecholate ligands, forming 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone.

Nicholas J. Seewald

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Pennsyvlania Perelman School of Medicine