because mostexisting ligands are sen-sitive to oxidative degradation. 3 Iterative
identification and replacement of oxidatively sensitive ligand groups is a viable approach for
building oxidation-resistant ligand systems. 36 The so-constructed tetraanion36 [i? 4-l]
4"(Scheme I) and related macrocycles38 stabilize both highly oxidizing38 and high valent
middle and later transition metal (MLTM) complexes with hard anionic axial donors, eg, O2" …