Comparison of the catalytic activity of water-soluble ruthenium complexes toward phosphate ester hydrolysis

CHED 258

Shannon R. Finnell, sfinnell@uoregon.edu1, Takiya J. Ahmed, tahmed@uoregon.edu1, and David R. Tyler2. (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (2) Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, 1252 Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1252
The hydrolysis of esters of phosphoric acid is a vital transformation for life and the degradation of organophosphorus toxins. The design of a catalytic system capable of directing phosphate ester hydrolysis in water is therefore a particularly desirable goal for pesticide and nerve remediation. Toward this goal, several ruthenium complexes containing cyclopentadienyl or tris(pyrazolyl)borate and water-soluble phosphine ligands have been investigated to mediate the hydrolysis of several model phosphate esters.
 

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The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007