Copper proteins catalyze functionalization of C-H bonds over a wide range of strengths. At the high end, two copper proteins, particulate methane monooxgenase (pMMO) and lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO), have garnered significant recent attention due to their ability to activate the strong C-H bonds of methane and cellulose respectively. This presentation will detail recent investigations on synthetic copper hydroxo complexes and the definition of their hydrogen atom abstraction thermodynamics. These complexes span BDFE(OH) from 65 to 105.7 kcal/mol. Insights into how the geometric and electronic structures contribute to these BDFE(OH) will be discussed.

New insights into oxidation catalysis with copper

2019 Fall National Meeting

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