Resonance Raman evidence for the interconversion between an [FeIII–η1-OOH] 2+ and [FeIII–η2-O2]+ species and mechanistic implications thereof
Abstract
The deprotonation of [FeIII(N4Py)(η1-OOH)]2+ 1 gives [FeIII(N4Py)(η2-OO)]+ 2, as unequivocally demonstrated by resonance Raman spectroscopy, and leads to the loss of alkane hydroxylation activity by 1.