Coordination compounds from the planar tridentate Schiff-base ligand 2-methoxy-6-((quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenol (mqmpH) with several transition metal ions: Use of [FeIII(mqmp)(CH3OH)Cl2] in the catalytic oxidation of alkanes and alkenes

Sanjit Nayak, Patrick Gamez, Bojan Kozlevcar, Andrej Pevec, Olivier Roubeau, Stefanie Dehnen, Jan Reedijk*

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Abstract

Four coordination compounds were synthesized in high yields from different transition metal ions (FeIII, CoII, and CuII) and an in situ generated Schiff-base ligand, i.e. 2-methoxy-6-((quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenol (mqmpH). The compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, ESI-MS, IR spectroscopy, and ligand-field spectroscopy. The iron(III) complex is an efficient catalyst for the oxidation of alkanes and alkenes, under relatively mild conditions and with dihydrogen peroxide as terminal oxidant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2291-2296
Number of pages6
JournalPolyhedron
Volume29
Issue number11
Early online date23 May 2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2010

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