Development of Nickel(II) Complexes of Oxime Containing Ligands for the Activation of Dioxygen

Download or read book Development of Nickel(II) Complexes of Oxime Containing Ligands for the Activation of Dioxygen written by Michael Joseph Goldcamp and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ligands containing two oxime donor groups with a variable third group in a tripodal amine motif have been designed and synthesized. Their Ni(II) complexes, and some Zn(II), Cu(II), and Fe(III) complexes, have been structurally and spectroscopically characterized. Deprotonation of the oxime groups gives Ni(II)--Polyoximate complexes that form bis(N-O) oximate bridged dimers with significantly low oxidation potentials for Ni(II). These Ni(II)-polyoximate complexes react with dioxygen, consuming multiple equivalents. This is unusual chemistry for Ni(II), especially in the absence of ligand oxidation. The Ni(II) / O 2 reaction system promotes oxidation of triphenyl phosphine, with oxygen atom transfer, benzyl alcohol, and 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol. Reaction of the Ni(II)-polyoximate complexes with o-quinones causes the formation of high-valent nickel complexes of the reduced dioxolenes, semiquinones and catecholates.