Oxidative C-O bond cleavage of dihydroxybenzenes and conversion of coordinated cyanide to carbon monoxide using a luminescent Os(VI) cyanonitrido complex.
Jing XiangJiang ZhuMiaomiao ZhouLu-Lu LiuLi-Xin WangMin PengBi-Shun HouShek-Man YiuWai-Pong ToChi-Ming CheKai Chung LauTai-Chu LauPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)
The photoreactions of a luminescent osmium(VI) nitrido complex, [Os VI (N)(L)(CN) 3 ] - (OsN, HL = 2-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)benzoxazole), with catechol (H 2 Cat) and hydroquinone (H 2 Q) lead to the cleavage of strong C-OH bonds ( ca. 120 kcal mol -1 ) of the dihydroxybenzenes with concomitant conversion of the coordinated cyanide to carbon monoxide.