Synthesis, structure and phenoxazinone synthase-like activity of three unprecedented alternating Co^II–Co^III 1D chains

Abstract

Three new one-dimensional Co^II/Co^III chains have been synthesized using <italic>N</italic>-salicylidene-<sc>l</sc>-alanine/<italic>N</italic>-salicylidene-<sc>l</sc>-phenylalanine and 2,2′-bipyridine/1,10-phenanthroline. All three complexes exhibit phenoxazinone synthase-like activity.