Ligand dependence in the copper-catalyzed oxidation of hydroquinones |
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Authors: | Mandal Subrata Kazmi Najam H Sayre Lawrence M |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA |
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Abstract: | Transition metal-mediated oxidation of hydroquinones is an important physiologic reaction, and copper(II) effectively catalyzes the reaction in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Studies reported herein in phosphate buffer alone demonstrate that copper(II) is an ineffective catalyst in the absence of coordinating ligands, but that 1,10-phenanthroline and histamine facilitate the copper(II)-mediated oxidation of hydroquinone and its 2,5- and 2,6-di-tert-butyl analogs to the corresponding benzoquinones. The high concentration of chloride in PBS is the key element that allows copper(II) to work in this system. Although the bis-bathocuproine disulfonate complex of Cu(II), (BC)2Cu(II), is a strong stoichiometric oxidant, stoichiometric amounts of copper(II) in the presence of ligands other than BC oxidize hydroquinones very slowly under anaerobic conditions. Thus, the rapid copper(II)-catalyzed reaction operating aerobically does not involve a simple ping-pong reduction of copper(II) to copper(I) by hydroquinone and reoxidation of copper(I) by O2. |
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Keywords: | Hydroquinone Copper Oxidation Bathocuproine |
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