HAT trick: [MnIV(OH)2(H,MePytacn)]2+ (A) and [MnIV(O)(OH)(H,MePytacn)]+ (B) differ in their reactions with CH bonds: compound A engages in typical single-step hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions, whereas B first forms a substrate–B encounter complex (C; see scheme). This equilibrium alters the relative CH reactivity from that ...[+]
HAT trick: [MnIV(OH)2(H,MePytacn)]2+ (A) and [MnIV(O)(OH)(H,MePytacn)]+ (B) differ in their reactions with CH bonds: compound A engages in typical single-step hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions, whereas B first forms a substrate–B encounter complex (C; see scheme). This equilibrium alters the relative CH reactivity from that expected from CH bond dissociation energies[-]