Mechanisms of Alcohol Oxidation Catalyzed by Co(III)-Oxo Cubanes: A Computational Study
We present a computational study on the reaction mechanisms for thermal alcohol oxidation at Co-oxo cubane [Co4O4] complexes in acetonitrile solution, using hybrid DFT in combination with DCOSMO-RS. These complexes serve as molecularly well-defined models for the interfacial reactivity of extended Co oxide surfaces....