Solid‐State Chemistry at an Isolated Copper(I) Center with O₂

Abstract

A solid performer: Chemo- and regioselective oxygenation of an organic moiety with O2 in the solid state gives a CuI complex and a four-electron oxidized compound as final products (see scheme). A single CuI center in interaction with O2 mediates an even-electron transfer process without the assistance of a redox cofactor and provides further support for a [CuO2]+ core as a reactive species allowing CH bond cleavage. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.