Nucleophilic reactivity of copper(ii)–alkylperoxo complexes

Abstract

Copper(II)–alkylperoxo adducts, [Cu(CHDAP)(OOR)]⁺ (CHDAP = N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,11-diaza[3,3](2,6)pyridinophane; R = C(CH₃)₂Ph and ^tBu), were prepared and characterized using various physicochemical methods. These are the first synthetic Cu(II)–alkylperoxo complexes that can perform aldehyde deformylation (i.e., nucleophilic reactivity) under the stoichiometric reaction conditions, which was confirmed by kinetic studies.