Oxidation reactions of a macrocyclic dinuclear copper(I) dioxygen complex and a dinuclear copper(II) complex

Recently a solution phase copper(I) dinuclear complex of the ligand 3,6,9, 16, 19,22-hexaazatricyclo-[22.2.1.1 11,14 ]-octacosa-1(26),2,9,11,13,15,22,24-octaene, (FD) 2 (DIEN) 2 , and its dioxygen adduct were spectroscopically characterized. In this report, the use of the dinuclear complex in performing oxidation reactions with hydroquinones, phenols, catechols, ascorbic acid, and 3,4-dimethylaniline in a 3:1 mixture of methanol and acetonitrile is described