Long-Lived Photoexcited State of a Mn(IV)-Oxo Complex Binding Scandium Ions That is Capable of Hydroxylating Benzene

Long-Lived Photoexcited State of a Mn(IV)-Oxo Complex Binding
Scandium Ions That is Capable of Hydroxylating Benzene

Namita Sharma,† Jieun Jung,†,‡ Kei Ohkubo,†,§,# Yong-Min Lee,† Mohamed E. El-Khouly,†,⊥Wonwoo Nam,*,†,∥ and Shunichi Fukuzumi*,†,¶
†Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
‡Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
§Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
#Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
⊥Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
∥School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, People’s Republic of China
¶Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, SENTAN, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Nagoya, Aichi 468-0073, Japan

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04904

Points
・Photoexcitation of a Mn(IV)(O) complex binding two Sc3+ ions (B) affords a long-lived excited state with a long lifetime.
・This complex can hydroxylate benzene to phenol.