Inorganic chemistry

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Molybdenum (VI) and Iron (II) Coordination Compounds with S-Alkyl-N-methyl-S-(2-pyridyl) sulfoximines and Catalytic …

Y Brussaard, F Olbrich, E Schaumann

Index: Brussaard, Yvonne; Olbrich, Falk; Schaumann, Ernst Inorganic Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 52, # 22 p. 13160 - 13166

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Abstract

The binding of molybdenum and iron to pyridine-containing bidentate sulfoximines is probed. The crystal structure of a molybdenum compound reveals a trigonal bipyramid (shown) and for an iron compound a planar μ2-Cl2Fe2 ring with trans-oriented exocyclic Cl atoms. The molybdenum complexes are efficient catalysts in epoxidation reactions of alkenes with tert-butyl hydroperoxide.