Oxidation of nitroxyl radicals: Electrochemical and computational studies

Masatoshi Shibuya; Fabio Pichierri; Masaki Tomizawa; Shota Nagasawa; Iwao Suzuki; Yoshiharu Iwabuchi

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.02.033

Oxidation of nitroxyl radicals: Electrochemical and computational studies

Masatoshi Shibuya, Fabio Pichierri, Masaki Tomizawa, Shota Nagasawa, Iwao Suzuki, Yoshiharu Iwabuchi

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Abstract

We have developed azaadamantane-type nitroxyl radicals (AZADOs) and azabicyclo-type nitroxyl radicals (ABNOs) as highly active alcohol oxidation catalysts. Herein, the electrochemical properties of these nitroxyl radicals were investigated by measuring their formal potentials using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The redox potentials were rationalized with the aid of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A good correlation between the experimental redox potential and the DFT-computed energy differences (ΔE) between nitroxyl radicals and oxoammonium species was obtained, which shows the effectiveness of DFT in predicting the redox potentials of nitroxyl radicals. Redox potential appears to be an important factor of catalytic activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2070-2073
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	53
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.02.033
Publication status	Published - 2012 Apr 18

Keywords

Cyclic voltammetry
DFT calculation
Nitroxyl radical
Organocatalysis
Redox potential

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Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Organic Chemistry

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