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Competitive behavior of nitrogen based axial ligands in the oxovanadium(IV)-salen catalyzed sulfoxidation of phenylmercaptoacetic acid
Kavitha, C.,Subramaniam, P.
, (2020/08/10)
The sulfoxidation of twelve phenylmercaptoacetic acids (PMAA) by H2O2 catalyzed by three oxovanadium(IV)-salen complexes, having varied substituents on PMAA and salen with regard to their position, size and inductive effect, has been performed spectrophotometrically in 100percent acetonitrile medium. Three nitrogen bases (NB), pyridine (Py), imidazole (ImH) and 1-methylimidazole (MeIm), were used as axial ligands. It has been found that the rate of sulfoxidation is not only tuned by the substituents on PMAA and salen, but it is also varied by the addition of nitrogen bases. The observed order of retardation found among the different nitrogen bases is ImH > MeIm > Py. The rate of reaction decreases with the increase in concentration of the NB axial ligands. The strongly binding ImH shows the least reactivity. Hydroperoxovanadium(V)-salen has been proposed as the sole active oxidizing species. A detailed mechanistic study reveals that the low rate constant values in the presence of the nitrogen base is due to the existence of competition of NB with H2O2 and PMAA during the formation of active species and the coordination of PMAA with active species, respectively. Both electron donating and electron withdrawing substituents on PMAA retard the sulfoxidation rate significantly. The Hammett correlation between the rate constants and substituent constants shows a non-linear concave downward curve which is explained by the existence of two different rate determining steps within the same mechanism; coordination of PMAA with the active species for electron withdrawing substituents and transfer of oxygen to PMAA for electron donating substituents. All the experimental observations are explained by proposing a suitable mechanism.
Electrophilic and nucleophilic pathways in ligand oxide mediated reactions of phenylsulfinylacetic acids with oxo(salen)chromium(V) complexes
Subramaniam,Sugirtha Devi,Anbarasan
, p. 164 - 173 (2016/06/06)
The mechanism of oxidative decarboxylation of phenylsulfinylacetic acids (PSAA) by oxo(salen)Cr(V)+ ion in the presence of ligand oxides has been studied spectrophotometrically in acetonitrile medium. Addition of ligand oxides (LO) causes a red shift in the λmax values of oxo(salen) complexes and an increase in absorbance with the concentration of LO along with a clear isobestic point. The reaction shows first-order dependence on oxo(salen)-chromium(V)+ ion and fractional-order dependence on PSAA and ligand oxide. Michaelis-Menten kinetics without kinetic saturation was observed for the reaction. The order of reactivity among the ligand oxides is picoline N-oxide > pyridine N-oxide > triphenylphosphine oxide. The low catalytic activity of TPPO was rationalized. Both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents in the phenyl ring of PSAA facilitate the reaction rate. The Hammett plots are non-linear upward type with negative ρ value for electron-donating substituents, (ρ- = -0.740 to -4.10) and positive ρ value for electron-withdrawing substituents (ρ+ = +0.057 to +0.886). Non-linear Hammett plot is explained by two possible mechanistic scenarios, electrophilic and nucleophilic attack of oxo(salen)chromium(V)+-LO adduct on PSAA as the substituent in PSAA is changed from electron-donating to electron-withdrawing. The linearity in the log k vs. Eox plot confirms single-electron transfer (SET) mechanism for PSAAs with electron-donating substituents.
Modulation of catalytic activity by ligand oxides in the sulfoxidation of phenylmercaptoacetic acids by oxo(salen)chromium(V) complexes
Subramaniam,Anbarasan,Sugirtha Devi,Ramdass
, p. 14 - 22 (2016/09/07)
Mechanism of sulfoxidation of eleven para-substituted phenyl mercaptoacetic acids (PMAAs) by three oxo(salen)chromium(V)+PF6?complexes in the presence of different ligand oxides (LOs) such as triphenylphosphine oxide, pyridine N-oxide and 4-picoline N-oxide have been studied spectrophotometrically in 100% acetonitrile medium. Spectral and kinetic profiles establish the formation of adduct, O[dbnd]Cr(V)(salen)+-LO as the reactive intermediate in the catalytic cycle. The rate of sulfoxidation is found to be enhanced significantly by the addition of LOs and introduction of substituent in PMAA and salen complex. Both electron releasing and electron withdrawing substituents in the substrate and oxidant facilitate the rate of sulfoxidation. Correlation with Hammett constants yields a non-linear concave upward curve. Based on the experimental results and substituent effects two different mechanisms, a direct oxygen atom transfer (DOT) for PMAAs with electron withdrawing substituents and a single electron transfer for PMAAs with electron donating substituents have been postulated.