A mixed-valent, Fe(II)Fe(I), diiron complex reproduces the unique rotated state of the [FeFe]hydrogenase active site. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The fully reversible FeIFeI ⇋ FeIFeII couple of an N-heterocyclic carbene dinuclear FeIFeI complex, (μ-pdt)[FeI(CO)2(PMe3)][FeI(CO)2(IMes)], complex D, has led to the isolation of the mixed-valent cationic complex Dox as a biomimetic of the 2Fe2S subsite of the oxidized H cluster in [FeFe]hydrogenase. During the review of this submission a second complex was reported. As compared to complex D, a remarkable reorientation of the IMes NHC ligand enables the (μ-pdt)[Fe(CO)2(PMe3)][Fe(CO)2(IMes)]+ cation, Dox, to exist as a "rotated" structure, with structural and spectroscopic similarities to the diiron unit of Hasisolated or Hox. The structural makeup of the model includes an Fe-Fe distance that matches that of the enzyme, a semi-bridging CO group, and a pseudo-octahedral iron with open site blocked by a strategically positioned arene group from the IMes-NHC carbene ligand. Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society.

published proceedings

  • J Am Chem Soc

altmetric score

  • 5

author list (cited authors)

  • Liu, T., & Darensbourg, M. Y

citation count

  • 270

complete list of authors

  • Liu, Tianbiao||Darensbourg, Marcetta Y

publication date

  • June 2007