Recently, Professor Ai Zhihui’s research group from the School of Chemistry has made significant progress in the selective synthesis of high-valent iron (FeIV=O) for efficient oxygen atom transfer reactions using nano zero-valent iron. The research paper has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), with Dr. Li Meiqi as the first author, and Associate Professor Li Hao, Professor Ai Zhihui, and Professor Zhang Lizhi as corresponding authors.
In recent years, scientists have been diligently exploring how to utilize FeIV=O as an oxygen atom transfer reagent to drive selective catalytic oxidation reactions under mild conditions, enabling the synthesis of high-value-added products.
Professor Ai Zhihui's team has developed a novel strategy for the synthesis of FeIV=O. They employed chlorite ions (ClO2–) as oxidants, achieving the selective synthesis of high-valent iron (≡FeIV=O) on the surface of nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) under ambient temperature and pressure conditions, with a remarkable selectivity of up to 99%.
The study demonstrates the potential application prospects of ≡FeIV=O as an oxygen atom transfer reagent in the synthesis of high-value-added chemicals.
This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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