Developing first-row transition metal catalyzed C-H activation processes is an important target in catalyst development because fist-row transition metal catalysts are often less expensive to produce and generally less toxic than their second and third-row metal ion counterparts.  Our group has been focusing on the development of cobalt catalysts for selective aerobic oxidation reactions.  This presentation will describe the synthesis and characterization of a family of cobalt catalysts for aerobic oxidation reactions that incorporate redox-active ligand backbones.  We will discuss the optimization of various oxidation reactions under a variety of conditions and describe our efforts to modify the ligand backbones so that they can be covalently attached to solid state supports for applications in flow chemistry.

Cobalt catalyzed oxidation reactions for sustainable C-H activation

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