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Structural Characterization of the [CuOR](2+) Core
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Structural Characterization of the [CuOR](2+) Core

V. Mahesh Krishnan, Dimitar Y. Shopov, Caitlin J. Bouchey, Wilson D. Bailey, Riffat Parveen, Bess Vlaisavljevich and William B. Tolman
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.143(9), pp.3295-3299
03/10/2021
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13470
PMCID: PMC8094168
PMID: 33621089
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/8094168View
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Abstract

Formal Cu(III) complexes bearing an oxygen-based auxiliary ligand ([CuOR](2+), R = H or CH2CF3) were stabilized by modulating the donor character of supporting ligand L-Y (L-Y = 4-Y, N,N'- bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide, Y = H or OMe) and/or the basicity of the auxiliary ligand, enabling the first characterization of these typically highly reactive cores by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Enhanced lifetimes in solution and slowed rates of PCET with a phenol substrate were observed. NMR spectra corroborate the S = 0 ground states of the complexes, and X-ray structures reveal shortened Cu-ligand bond distances that match well with theory.
Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology

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