CPC C07C 37/60 (2013.01) [B01J 31/1815 (2013.01); C07C 5/367 (2013.01); C07C 29/48 (2013.01); C07C 45/28 (2013.01); B01J 2231/46 (2013.01); B01J 2231/763 (2013.01); B01J 2231/766 (2013.01); B01J 2531/004 (2013.01); B01J 2531/0208 (2013.01); B01J 2531/16 (2013.01); C07C 2531/22 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A dinuclear copper catalyst comprising a dinuclear Cu(II) complex and a stabilizing counter ion, the dinuclear Cu(II) complex having a general structure of formula (B):
where is
and wherein R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R3′, R4′, R5′, R6′, R3″, R4″, R5″, R3′″, R4′″, and R5′″, are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —NO2, —OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, carboxyalkyl, halogen, and amino; and R2″, R6″, R2′″, and R6′″ are each independently selected from the group consisting of —NO2, —OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, carboxyalkyl, halogen, and amino.
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