Comparing a mononuclear Zn(ii) complex with hydrogen bond donors with a dinuclear Zn(ii) complex for catalysing phosphate ester cleavage
- 3 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 17,p. 1845-1847
Abstract
Introducing ligand based hydrogen bond donors to increase the activity of a mononuclear Zn(II) complex for catalysing phosphate ester cleavage can be a more effective strategy than making the dinuclear analogue.Keywords
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