BONDING FEATURES AND REACTION MECHANISM OF THE OXIDATION OF 2-PROPANOL BY A Cp*Ir AMIDO COMPLEX

作者:Liu, Lingjun; Bi, Siwei*; Sun, Min; Yuan, Xiangai; Li, Ping
来源:Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 2010, 9: 99-107.
DOI:10.1142/S0219633610005517

摘要

The mechanistic study on the oxidation of 2-propanol by the model complex CpIr[kappa(2)-(N, C)-(NHCMe2-2-C6H4)] (R) is performed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It is found that the rate-determining step is the hydrogen migration from 2-propanol to R via a six-membered transition state. The reaction is calculated to be favorable thermodynamically. To further understand the reaction mechanism, some bonding features are discussed, such as the correlation of the geometry of R and the Ir-N pi bond involved, the transformation of the nitrogen hybridization, the variation of Ir-N bond distance, and so on.

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