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Evidence for an Alternative to the Oxygen Rebound Mechanism in C–H Bond Activation by Non-Heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O Complexes
The hydroxylation of alkanes by heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O
species occurs
via the hydrogen abstraction/oxygen rebound mechanism. It has been
assumed that non-heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O species follow the heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O paradigm in C–H bond activation reactions. Herein
we report theoretical and experimental evidence that C–H bond
activation of alkanes by synthetic non-heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O complexes
follows an alternative mechanism. Theoretical calculations predicted
that dissociation of the substrate radical formed via hydrogen abstraction
from the alkane is more favorable than the oxygen rebound and desaturation
processes. This theoretical prediction was verified by experimental
results obtained by analyzing iron and organic products formed in
the C–H bond activation of substrates by non-heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O complexes. The difference in the behaviors of heme and non-heme
Fe<sup>IV</sup>O species is ascribed to differences in structural
preference and exchange-enhanced reactivity. Thus, the general consensus
that C–H bond activation by high-valent metal–oxo species,
including non-heme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O, occurs via the conventional hydrogen
abstraction/oxygen rebound mechanism should be viewed with caution
Determination of Spin Inversion Probability, H‑Tunneling Correction, and Regioselectivity in the Two-State Reactivity of Nonheme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complexes
We show by experiments that nonheme
Fe<sup>IV</sup>O species react
with cyclohexene to yield selective hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions
with virtually no Cî—»C epoxidation. Straightforward DFT calculations
reveal, however, that Cî—»C epoxidation on the <i>S</i> = 2 state possesses a low-energy barrier and should contribute substantially
to the oxidation of cyclohexene by the nonheme Fe<sup>IV</sup>O species.
By modeling the selectivity of this two-site reactivity, we show that
an interplay of tunneling and spin inversion probability (SIP) reverses
the apparent barriers and prefers exclusive <i>S</i> = 1
HAT over mixed HAT and Cî—»C epoxidation on <i>S</i> = 2. The model enables us to derive a SIP value by combining experimental
and theoretical results