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Published in final edited form as: Inorg Chem. 2006 Jul 10;45(14):5438–5446. doi: 10.1021/ic060307k

Table 2.

Yield and Product Distribution for Reactions of 2 – 6 with Dioxygen

Complex 4-R σPa YH (%)b PhCHO YR (%)b 4-R-PhCHO YR/YHc YR/YHd log (YR/YH)
2 Cl 0.23 24(2) 31(4) 1.26 (7) 0.10 (3)
3 F 0.06 28(2) 32(1) 1.16 (8) 1.22 0.06 (3)
4 CH3 -0.17 34(1) 29(2) 0.85 (6) -0.07 (3)
5 t-Bu -0.20 33(1) 24(3) 0.78 (5) 0.79 -0.11 (3)
6 OCH3 -0.27 34(4) 25(2) 0.74 (10) -0.13 (6)
a

Hansch, C.; Leo, A.; Taft, R. W. Chem. Rev. 1991, 91, 165-195.

b

YH and YR represent the product yields of PhCHO and 4-R-PhCHO, respectively.

c

Ratios were determined from GC analytical data.

d

Ratios were determined by using 1H NMR spectroscopy.