Coordination Compounds of S- and Se-Containing Organic Ligands as Catalysts of Oxidation Reaction Under N₂O Action

Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) would be preferable to many other oxidants because in the reactions of N₂O with organic compounds the only byproduct is N₂, which is perfect from the point of view of “green” chemistry. We recently reported a series of new sulfur- and selenoorganic ligands, their coordination compound with Co(II) or Cu(I,II), and the possibility for these complexes to activate nitrous oxide in the oxidation reactions with phosphines and alkenes. The electrochemical data confirm the stability of reduced form of investigated complexes and the capacity of these complexes to associate with nitrous oxide.

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Keywords:

• Nitrous oxide
• oxidation
• organic ligands
• catalysis