MODEL MONOOXYGENASE REACTIVITY BY BINUCLEAR 2-COORDINATE COPPER(I) COMPLEXES EXTENDS TO NEW LIGAND SYSTEMS CONTAINING NITROGEN AND SULFUR DONORS

The oxygen insertion reaction exhibited by binuclear two-coordinate copper(I) complexes derived from bis-imine ligands extends to systems containing additional benzimidazole, tertiary amine and thioether donor groups; an inverse correlation has been found between the rate of the reaction and the basicity of the donor group.