Putting a (molecular) spin on copper catalysis: Metalloenzymes routinely perform multielectronic transformations using multistate reactivity and redox cofactors but this behavior is difficult to emulate in synthetic systems. We report a rare example of molecular spin catalysis in the context of copper-catalyzed aziridination. The molecular spin fluxionality enabled by the redox-active ligands is central to this behavior.
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Chem. Eur. J. 2018, doi: 10.1002/chem.201705649
Contact chercheur:
Marine DESAGE-EL MURR, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg
Courriel : desageelmurr@unistra.fr