Synthesis and characterization of a high-valent heterobimetallic [CuIII(μ-O)2NiIII]2+ core involving nucleophilic oxo groups

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52; no. 21; pp. 5622 - 5626
• Main Authors: Kundu, Subrata, Pfaff, Florian Felix, Miceli, Enrico, Zaharieva, Ivelina, Herwig, Christian, Yao, Shenglai, Farquhar, Erik R., Kuhlmann, Uwe, Bill, Eckhard, Hildebrandt, Peter, Dau, Holger, Driess, Matthias, Limberg, Christian, Ray, Kallol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.04.2013

A heterobimetallic CuNi bis(μ-oxo) diamond core is shown to possess nucleophilic oxo groups, and has been demonstrated for the first time as a viable intermediate during the deformylation of fatty aldehydes by cyanobacterial aldehyde decarbonylase.