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Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form: structural characterization and catalytic activity towards cyclohexane oxidation

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The reaction of the Schiff base (3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide (H3L) with a copper(II) salt of a base of a strong acid, i.e., nitrate, chloride or sulphate, yielded the mononuclear complexes [Cu(H2L)(NO3)(H2O)] (1), [Cu(H2L)Cl]center dot 2MeOH (2) and the binuclear complex [{Cu(H2L)}(2)(mu-SO4)]center dot 2MeOH (3), respectively, with H2L- in the keto form. Compounds 1-3 were characterized by elemental analysis, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, Electrospray Ionisation-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) and single crystal X-ray crystallography. All compounds act as efficient catalysts towards the peroxidative oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexyl hydroperoxide, cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone, under mild conditions. In the presence of an acid promoter, overall yields (based on the alkane) up to 25% and a turnover number (TON) of 250 (TOF of 42 h(-1)) after 6 h, were achieved.

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O,N,O ligands Cu(II) complex X-ray structure cyclohexane oxidation

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Sutradhar, Manas; [et al.] - Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form: structural characterization and catalytic cctivity towards cyclohexane oxidation. Molecules. ISSN 1420-3049. Vol. 21, N.º 4 (2016), pp. 1-13

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