Factor F430-Like Catalysis of Ni(tmtaa) (tmtaa = Dianion of 6,8,15,17-Tetramethyl-5,14-dihydrodibenzo[b,i][1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine) for Reductive Dehalogenation of Alkyl Halides

Abstract
Ni(tmtaa) efficiently catalyzes the reductive dehalogenation of alkyl halide, yielding alkane with either NaBH4 or NaBH(OMe)3 under mild condition. This system is considered to be a model of factor F430, the active center of the methyl coenzyme M reductase. Deuterium incorporation into the alkane suggests that the reaction involves not only an electron transfer, but also the nucleophilic substitution of a halide. The ESR spectrum of Ni(tmtaa)/NaBH4 shows the formation of the NiI species, which is probably a catalytic-active species.

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