Volkers Phillip I, Rauchfuss Thomas B
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
J Inorg Biochem. 2007 Nov;101(11-12):1748-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.05.005. Epub 2007 May 24.
Studies on diiron dithiolato complexes have proven fruitful for modeling the active site of the [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Here we present a departure from the classical Fe(2)S(2) motif by examining the viability of Fe(2)N(2) butterfly compounds as functional models for the diiron active site of [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Derivatization of Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(6) (1, BC=benzo-[c]-cinnoline) with PMe(3) affords Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(4)(PMe(3))(2), which subsequently undergoes protonation at the Fe-Fe bond. The hydride [(mu-H)Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(4)(PMe(3))(2)]PF(6) was characterized crystallographically as the C(2v) isomer. It represents a rare example of a hydrido diiron complex that exists as observable isomers, depending on the location of the phosphine ligands--diapical and apical-basal. This hydride catalyzes the electrochemical reduction of protons.
对二铁二硫醇配合物的研究已证明在模拟[FeFe]-氢化酶的活性位点方面卓有成效。在此,我们通过研究Fe(2)N(2)蝶形化合物作为[FeFe]-氢化酶二铁活性位点功能模型的可行性,偏离了经典的Fe(2)S(2)基序。用PMe(3)对Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(6)(1,BC = 苯并[c]噌啉)进行衍生化得到Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(4)(PMe(3))(2),其随后在Fe-Fe键处发生质子化。氢化物[(μ-H)Fe(2)(BC)(CO)(4)(PMe(3))(2)]PF(6)经晶体学表征为C(2v)异构体。它代表了一种罕见的氢化二铁配合物实例,根据膦配体的位置(双顶端和顶端-基部)以可观察到的异构体形式存在。这种氢化物催化质子的电化学还原。