Synthetic approach towards the formation of cobalt peroxynitrite intermediate

Abstract

Peroxynitrite is the product of the diffusion controlled reaction of nitric oxide and superoxide radicals Peroxynitrite having short lived period less than 10 ms with a pKa of 6 8 is a good oxidant and nucleophile Metal peroxynitrites are formed mainly in two pathways i Metal nitrosyl complexes can react with oxidant like oxygen superoxide or peroxide to form the corresponding metal peroxynitrite and in another way ii metal dioxygen species like metal superoxo and metal peroxo complex