The role of O(1D) in the oxidation mechanism of ethylene by iodosobenzene and other hypervalent molecules

Abstract

The role of the first excited state of oxygen (¹D) is proven essential for the description of terminal iodine–oxygen chemical bonds. The description of the I–O bond as a dative one from iodine to O(¹D) provides a simple and accurate picture which explains the oxidation properties of iodosobenzene and similar in nature molecules.