Download or read book Small Molecule Activation of Copper and Iron Complexes with Bis(oxazoline) Ligands written by Vandana Esther Goswami and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work describes small molecule activation by copper and iron complexes with structurally and electronically modified bis(oxazoline) (BOX) ligand systems, focusing on dioxygen and nitric oxide as substrates. Dioxygen activation at low temperatures by copper(I) complexes with neutral BOX scaffolds generated the side on peroxo dicopper(II) systems that resemble the intermediates found in type III copper proteins, whereas those complexes with an anionic BOX-derived scaffold generated the bis(μ-oxido) dicopper(III) species. The bis(μ-oxido) system has recently been proposed as an active inte...