The mechanism of the CuAAC reaction has been investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) using a combination of the neutral reactant approach and the ion-tagging strategy. Under these conditions, for the first time, putative dinuclear copper intermediates were fished out and characterized by ESI(+)-MS/MS. New insight into the CuAAC reaction mechanisms is provided and a catalytic cycle is proposed.
Dinuclear copper intermediates in copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition directly observed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Iacobucci C.;Reale S.;De Angelis F.
2015-01-01
Abstract
The mechanism of the CuAAC reaction has been investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) using a combination of the neutral reactant approach and the ion-tagging strategy. Under these conditions, for the first time, putative dinuclear copper intermediates were fished out and characterized by ESI(+)-MS/MS. New insight into the CuAAC reaction mechanisms is provided and a catalytic cycle is proposed.File in questo prodotto:
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