Hydrogen-bonding effects on the reactivity of [X-Fe~(III)-O-Fe ~(IV)=O] (X = OH, F) complexes toward C-H bond cleavage

摘要

Complexes 1-OH and 1-F are related complexes that share similar [X-Fe ~(III)-O-Fe~(IV)=O]~(3+) core structures with a total spin S of ~1/_2, which arises from antiferromagnetic coupling of an S = ~5/_2 Fe~(III)-X site and an S = 2 Fe~(IV)=O site. EXAFS analysis shows that 1-F has a nearly linear Fe~(III)-O-Fe~(IV) core compared to that of 1-OH, which has an Fe-O-Fe angle of ～130 due to the presence of a hydrogen bond between the hydroxo and oxo groups. Both complexes are at least 1000-fold more reactive at C-H bond cleavage than 2, a related complex with a [OH-Fe~(IV)-O-Fe ~(IV)=O]~(4+) core having individual S = 1 FeIV units. Interestingly, 1-F is 10-fold more reactive than 1-OH. This raises an interesting question about what gives rise to the reactivity difference. DFT calculations comparing 1-OH and 1-F strongly suggest that the H-bond in 1-OH does not significantly change the electrophilicity of the reactive Fe ~(IV)=O unit and that the lower reactivity of 1-OH arises from the additional activation barrier required to break its H-bond in the course of H-atom transfer by the oxoiron(IV) moiety.