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Tunneling Controls the Reaction Pathway in the Deformylation of Aldehydes by a Nonheme Iron(III)-Hydroperoxo Complex: Hydrogen Atom Abstraction Versus Nucleophilic Addition

Tunneling Controls the Reaction Pathway in the Deformylation of Aldehydes by a Nonheme Iron(III)-Hydroperoxo Complex: Hydrogen Atom Abstraction Versus Nucleophilic Addition

Seong Hee Bae, Xiao-Xi Li, Mi Sook Seo, Yong-Min Lee, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Wonwoo Nam

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 May 15;141(19):7675-7679.

PMID: 31034219

Abstract:

Mononuclear nonheme iron(III)-hydroperoxo intermediates play key roles in biological oxidation reactions. In the present study, we report the highly intriguing reactivity of a nonheme iron(III)-hydroperoxo complex, [(TMC)FeIII(OOH)]2+ (1), in the deformylation of aldehydes, such as 2-phenylpropionaldehyde (2-PPA) and its derivatives; that is, the reaction pathway of the aldehyde deformylation by 1 varies depending on reaction conditions, such as temperature and substrate. At temperature above 248 K, the aldehyde deformylation occurs predominantly via a nucleophilic addition (NA) pathway. However, as the reaction temperature is lowered, the reaction pathway changes to a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) pathway. Interestingly, the reaction rate becomes independent of temperature below 233 K with a huge kinetic isotope effect (KIE) value of 93 at 203 K, suggesting that the HAT reaction results from tunneling. In contrast, reactions with a deuterated 2-PPA at the α-position and 2-methyl-2-phenylpropionaldehyde proceed exclusively via a NA pathway irrespective of the reaction temperature. We conclude that the bifurcation pathways between NA and HAT result from the tunneling effect in the HAT reaction by 1. To the best of our knowledge, this study reports the first example showing that tunneling plays a significant role in the activation of substrate C-H bonds by a mononuclear nonheme iron(III)-hydroperoxo complex.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP93538	2-Phenylpropionaldehyde		93-53-8	Price

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