Muñoz-Molina José María, Caballero Ana, Díaz-Requejo M Mar, Trofimenko Swiatoslaw, Belderraín Tomas R, Pérez Pedro J
Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Departamento de Química y Ciencia de los Materiales, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Campus de El Carmen s/n, Universidad de Huelva, 21007-Huelva, Spain.
Inorg Chem. 2007 Sep 17;46(19):7725-30. doi: 10.1021/ic0702872. Epub 2007 May 16.
Cu(I) complexes containing trispyrazolylborate ligands efficiently catalyze the atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) of polyhalogenated alkanes to various olefins under mild conditions. The catalytic activity is enhanced when bulky and electron donating Tpx ligands are employed. Kinetic data have allowed the proposal of a mechanistic interpretation that includes a Cu(II) pentacoordinated species that regulates the catalytic cycle.