Catalytic oxidations using ruthenium porphyrins - Advances in Catalytic Activation of Dioxygen by Metal Complexes - page 5

dioxygenase activity is shown in Figure 1 2,3 . The catechol coordinates to

give ( 2 ) with the substrate phenolic protons used to remove the coordinated
as water and one coordinated tyrosine; with ( 2 ) being written as an
Fe(II)/ o -semiquinone, subsequent binding of generates an intermediate