Dinitrogen activation at chromium by photochemically induced Cr II -C bond homolysis.

Olivia L Duletski Duncan Platz Charlie J Pollock Martín A Mosquera Navamoney Arulsamy Michael T Mock

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)

The synthesis of the organochromium(II) complexes [POCOP t Bu ]Cr(R) (R = p -Tol, Bn) is reported. Exposure of [POCOP t Bu ]Cr(Bn) to visible light promoted homolytic Cr-C Bn bond cleavage and formed {[POCOP t Bu ]Cr} 2 (η 1 :η 1 μ -N 2 ) via a putative [POCOP t Bu ]Cr(I) species.

Keyphrases

visible light
oxidative stress
transcription factor
dna binding
stress induced