Phenotellurazine redox catalysts: elements of design for radical cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions

Abstract

Redox active phenotellurazine catalysts have been recently utilized in two different cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions. In this study, we revisit the design of the phenotellurazine redox catalysts. In particular, we investigate the level of cooperativity between the Te- and N-centers, the effect of secondary versus tertiary N-centers, the effect of heterocyclic versus non-heterocyclic structures, and the effect of substitution patterns on the redox catalytic activity.

Keywords

• cross-dehydrogenative coupling
• o2 activation
• phenotellurazine
• redox catalysis
• te catalysis