Royal Society of Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, 12(42), p. 4313, 2013
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32468g
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An air-stable and water-tolerant ortho-metallated complex [Co(tfb)(bpy)(2)](NO(3))·3H(2)O was obtained via hydrothermal synthesis. The mechanism for the formation of Co-C bond was studied using both DFT calculations and experimental analysis. This highly stable complex exhibits good catalytic performance for the selective oxidation of cyclohexane.