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Yang D, Wang B, Qu J. Construction and Function of Thiolate-Bridged Diiron N xH y Nitrogenase Model Complexes. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1761-1776. [PMID: 38861704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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ConspectusBiological nitrogen fixation mediated by nitrogenases has garnered significant research interest due to its critical importance to the development of efficient catalysts for mild ammonia synthesis. Although the active center of the most studied FeMo-nitrogenases has been determined to be a complicated [Fe7S9MoC] hetero-multinuclear metal-sulfur cluster known as the FeMo-cofactor, the exact binding site and reduction pathway of N2 remain a subject of debate. Over the past decades, the majority of studies have focused on mononuclear molybdenum or iron centers as potential reaction sites. In stark contrast, cooperative activation of N2 through bi- or multimetallic centers has been largely overlooked and underexplored, despite the renewed interest sparked by recent biochemical and computational studies. Consequently, constructing bioinspired bi- or multinuclear metallic model complexes presents an intriguing yet challenging prospect. In this Account, we detail our long-standing research on the design and synthesis of novel thiolate-bridged diiron complexes as nitrogenase models and their application to chemical simulations of potential biological N2 reduction pathways.Inspired by the structural and electronic features of the potential diiron active center in the belt region of the FeMo-cofactor, we have designed and synthesized a series of new thiolate-bridged diiron nitrogenase model complexes, wherein iron centers with +2 or +3 oxidation states are coordinated by Cp* as carbon-based donors and thiolate ligands as sulfur donors. Through the synergistic interaction between the two iron centers, unstable diazene (NH═NH) species can be trapped to generate the first example of a [Fe2S2]-type complex bearing a cis-μ-η1:η1-NH═NH subunit. Significantly, this species can not only catalyze the reductive N-N bond cleavage of hydrazine to ammonia but also trigger a stepwise reduction sequence NH═NH → [NH2-NH]- → [NH]2-(+NH3) → [NH2]- → NH3. Furthermore, an unprecedented thiolate-bridged diiron μ-nitride featuring a bent Fe-N-Fe moiety was successfully isolated and structurally characterized. Importantly, this diiron μ-nitride can undergo successive proton-coupled electron transfer processes to efficiently release ammonia in the presence of separate protons and electrons and can even be directly hydrogenated using H2 as a combination of protons and electrons for high-yield ammonia formation. Based on combined experimental and computational studies, we proposed two distinct reductive transformation sequences on the diiron centers, which involve a series of crucial NxHy intermediates. Moreover, we also achieved catalytic N2 reduction to silylamines with [Fe2S2]-type complexes by ligand modulation.Our bioinspired diiron cooperative scaffold may provide a suitable model for probing the potential N2 stepwise reduction pathways from the molecular level. Different from the traditional alternating and distal pathways dominated by mononuclear iron or molybdenum complexes, our proposed alternating transformation route based on the diiron centers may not involve the N2H4 intermediate, and the convergence point of the alternating and terminal pathways is imide, not amide. Our research strategy could inform the design and development of new types of bioinspired catalysts for mild and efficient nitrogen reduction in the future.
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- Dawei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Taut J, Chambron J, Kersting B. Fifty Years of Inorganic Biomimetic Chemistry: From the Complexation of Single Metal Cations to Polynuclear Metal Complexes by Multidentate Thiolate Ligands. Eur J Inorg Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- Josef Taut
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Leipzig Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg UMR 7177 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg 1, rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg UMR 7177 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg 1, rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg France
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Leipzig Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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Pathak K, Mishra S, Bairagi S, Rajeshwaree B, Dutta A, Ghosh S. Thiolate-Bridged Heterodinuclear Manganese–Cobalt Complexes with Bridging Hydride Ligands. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kriti Pathak
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Sun L, Duboc C, Shen K. Bioinspired Molecular Electrocatalysts for H 2 Production: Chemical Strategies. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Lili Sun
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5250 DCM, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5250 DCM, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5250 DCM, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Mei T, Yang D, Di K, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Reactivity of Dithiolate-Bridged Diiron Complexes Supported by Bulky Cyclopentadienyl Ligands. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tao Mei
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai,200231, P. R. China
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Feng H, Yang D, Mei T, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis and Structure of Thiolate‐Bridged Diiron and Dicobalt Complexes Supported by Modified β‐Diketiminate Ligand. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Huajin Feng
- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals 2# Linggong Road 116024 Dalian CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals CHINA
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Construction of a low-valent thiolate-bridged dicobalt platform and its reactivity toward hydrogen activation and evolution. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Skubi KL, Hooper RX, Mercado BQ, Bollmeyer MM, MacMillan SN, Lancaster KM, Holland PL. Iron Complexes of a Proton-Responsive SCS Pincer Ligand with a Sensitive Electronic Structure. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:1644-1658. [PMID: 34986307 PMCID: PMC8792349 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sulfur/carbon/sulfur pincer ligands have an interesting combination of strong-field and weak-field donors, a coordination environment that is also present in the nitrogenase active site. Here, we explore the electronic structures of iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with such a pincer ligand, bearing a monodentate phosphine, thiolate S donor, amide N donor, ammonia, or CO. The ligand scaffold features a proton-responsive thioamide site, and the protonation state of the ligand greatly influences the reduction potential of iron in the phosphine complex. The N-H bond dissociation free energy, derived from the Bordwell equation, is 56 ± 2 kcal/mol. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry measurements show that the iron(III) complexes with S and N as the fourth donors have an intermediate spin (S = 3/2) ground state with a large zero field splitting, and X-ray absorption spectra show a high Fe-S covalency. The Mössbauer spectrum changes drastically with the position of a nearby alkali metal cation in the iron(III) amido complex, and density functional theory calculations explain this phenomenon through a change between having the doubly occupied orbital as dz2 or dyz, as the former is more influenced by the nearby positive charge.
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- Kazimer L. Skubi
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of thiolate-bridged cobalt-iron and ruthenium-iron complexes. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Xu S, Yang D, Zhao J, Wang B, Qu J. Formation of thiolate-bridged diiron complexes featuring anionic isocyanide originating from the activation of counterions in the outer sphere. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:18027-18035. [PMID: 34825913 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03482k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transition metal isocyanide complexes have attracted increasing attention owing to their versatile applications in catalytic organic transformations. Compared with metal complexes with neutral isocyanide ligands, those featuring anionic isocyanide groups are relatively rare and poorly understood. So far, there has been no report on structurally characterized metal anionic isocyanopentafluorophosphate complexes that may have potential for the development of some unique polymerization reactions. In this paper, we adopt a dicationic thiolate-bridged diiron complex as the reaction platform for the coordination activation and functionalization of cyanide. When treating with KCN, a facile salt metathesis with hexafluorophosphate anions occurred to generate monocyanide or dicyanide species. However, using trimethylsilyl cyanide as the substrate, an unsymmetrical diiron complex bearing a terminal [CNSiMe3] ligand and an anionic [NCPF5]- group derived from the activation of one non-coordinating anion PF6- was obtained in a high yield. Interestingly, due to the lability of the N-Si bond in the [CNSiMe3] ligand, it can play the role of an active site for the interaction with counter anions in the outer sphere. On one hand, this labile ligand can facilitate the activation of the P-F bond in PF6- and the C-B bond in BPh4- to afford structurally characterized thiolate-bridged diiron anionic isocyanopentafluorophosphate and isocyanotriphenylborate complexes, respectively. On the other hand, it can also interact with Lut·HCl to convert into a cyanide ligand stabilized by a hydrogen bonding interaction. This work represents a new synthetic pathway to furnish metal anionic isocyanide complexes.
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- Sunlin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.
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Huang TH, Luo C, Zhao FZ, Zheng D, Hu QL, Jia L. Influence of different solvents on structures and electronic properties of new Fe2S2 complexes containing bis(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)ether. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Xu S, Yang D, Wang B, Chen Y, Ye S, Qu J. Generation of a Sulfinamide Species from Facile N-O Bond Cleavage of Nitrosobenzene by a Thiolate-Bridged Diiron Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17374-17387. [PMID: 34617736 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The activation of nitrosobenzene promoted by transition-metal complexes has gained considerable interest due to its significance for understanding biological processes and catalytic C-N bond formation processes. Despite intensive studies in the past decades, there are only limited cases where electron-rich metal centers were commonly employed to achieve the N-O or C-N bond cleavage of the coordinated nitrosobenzene. In this regard, it is significant and challenging to construct a suitable functional system for examining its unique reactivity toward reductive activation of nitrosoarene. Herein, we present a {Fe2S2} functional platform that can activate nitrosobenzene via an unprecedented iron-directed thiolate insertion into the N-O bond to selectively generate a well-defined diiron benzenesulfinamide complex. Furthermore, computational studies support a proposal that in this concerted four-electron reduction process of nitrosobenzene the iron center serves as an important electron shuttle. Notably, compared to the intact bridging nitrosoarene ligand, the benzenesulfinamide moiety has priority to convert into aniline in the presence of separate or combined protons and reductants, which may imply the formation of the sulfinamide species accelerates reduction process of nitrosoarene. The reaction pattern presented here represents a novel activation mode of nitrosobenzene realized by a thiolate-bridged diiron complex.
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- Sunlin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.,School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China
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Wei N, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis, Structure, and Oxidative Reactivity of a Class of Thiolate‐Bridged Dichromium Complexes Featuring Antiferromagnetic Coupling Interactions. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202001050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nianmin Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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Kleinhaus JT, Wittkamp F, Yadav S, Siegmund D, Apfel UP. [FeFe]-Hydrogenases: maturation and reactivity of enzymatic systems and overview of biomimetic models. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1668-1784. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01089h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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[FeFe]-hydrogenases recieved increasing interest in the last decades. This review summarises important findings regarding their enzymatic reactivity as well as inorganic models applied as electro- and photochemical catalysts.
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- Inorganic Chemistry I
- Ruhr University Bochum
- 44801 Bochum
- Germany
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- Department of Electrosynthesis
- Fraunhofer UMSICHT
- 46047 Oberhausen
- Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I
- Ruhr University Bochum
- 44801 Bochum
- Germany
- Department of Electrosynthesis
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Sun T, Xu S, Yang D, Su L, Wang B, Qu J. Catalytic Disproportionation of Hydrazine Promoted by Biomimetic Diiron Complexes with Benzene‐1,2‐Dithiolate Bridge Modified by Different Substituents. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tie Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials East China University of Science and Technology 200237 Shanghai P. R. China
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Bai X, Mei T, Yang D, Su L, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis, characterization and reactivity toward small molecules of a diiron tetrahydrido bridged complex. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.108286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Arnett CH, Bogacz I, Chatterjee R, Yano J, Oyala PH, Agapie T. Mixed-Valent Diiron μ-Carbyne, μ-Hydride Complexes: Implications for Nitrogenase. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:18795-18813. [PMID: 32976708 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Binding of N2 by the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase is believed to occur after transfer of 4 e- and 4 H+ equivalents to the active site. Although pulse EPR studies indicate the presence of two Fe-(μ-H)-Fe moieties, the structural and electronic features of this mixed valent intermediate remain poorly understood. Toward an improved understanding of this bioorganometallic cluster, we report herein that diiron μ-carbyne complex (P6ArC)Fe2(μ-H) can be oxidized and reduced, allowing for the first time spectral characterization of two EPR-active Fe(μ-C)(μ-H)Fe model complexes linked by a 2 e- transfer which bear some resemblance to a pair of En and En+2 states of nitrogenase. Both species populate S = 1/2 states at low temperatures, and the influence of valence (de)localization on the spectroscopic signature of the μ-hydride ligand was evaluated by pulse EPR studies. Compared to analogous data for the {Fe2(μ-H)}2 state of FeMoco (E4(4H)), the data and analysis presented herein suggest that the hydride ligands in E4(4H) bridge isovalent (most probably FeIII) metal centers. Although electron transfer involves metal-localized orbitals, investigations of [(P6ArC)Fe2(μ-H)]+1 and [(P6ArC)Fe2(μ-H)]-1 by pulse EPR revealed that redox chemistry induces significant changes in Fe-C covalency (-50% upon 2 e- reduction), a conclusion further supported by X-ray absorption spectroscopy, 57Fe Mössbauer studies, and DFT calculations. Combined, our studies demonstrate that changes in covalency buffer against the accumulation of excess charge density on the metals by partially redistributing it to the bridging carbon, thereby facilitating multielectron transformations.
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- Charles H Arnett
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Li J, Yang D, Tong P, Wang B, Qu J. Facile C-N coupling of coordinated ammonia and labile carbonyl or acetonitrile promoted by a thiolate-bridged dicobalt reaction scaffold. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:11260-11267. [PMID: 32760933 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02133d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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At low temperature, interaction of the thiolate-bridged dicobalt carbonyl complex [Cp*Co(i)(μ-SEt)2(CO)CoCp*][I] (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) (1) with NH3 resulted in the C-N coupling of the coordinated CO and amido group that originate from ammonia activation to afford a dicobalt formylamino complex [Cp*Co(μ-SEt)2(μ-η1:η1-O[double bond, length as m-dash]CNH2)CoCp*][I] (2). Interestingly, at relatively high temperatures, the labile CO ligand was replaced by NH3 to give a thiolate-bridged dicobalt ammonia complex [Cp*Co(i)(μ-SEt)2(NH3)CoCp*][I] (3). Subsequently, in the presence of the dehalogenation reagent AgPF6, the Co2S2 scaffold can simultaneously activate NH3 and MeCN to produce the complex [Cp*Co(MeCN)(μ-SEt)2(NH3)CoCp*][PF6]2 (4). Furthermore, in the presence of NaOEt, the facile occurrence of the intramolecular cyclization led to the formation of acetamidino-bridged dicobalt complex [Cp*Co(μ-SEt)2(μ-η1:η1-NH(CCH3)NH)CoCp*][PF6] (5), which may proceed through the nucleophilic attack of amido from NH3 to coordinated MeCN followed by the hydrogen atom transfer process. In the presence of MeCN, treatment of 5 with HBF4 released the corresponding [MeC(NH2)NH2]BF4; meanwhile, the [Co2S2] core structural scaffold remained. In this Co2S2 reaction system, the cooperative activation effect between the two cobalt centers plays an important role for NH3 activation and functionalization.
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- Jianzhe Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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Wang C, Li J, Yang D, Tong P, Sun P, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis, Isomerization and Electrocatalytic Properties of Thiolate‐Bridged Dicobalt Hydride Complexes with Different Substituents. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Chunlong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology 116024 Dalian P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials East China University of Science and Technology 200237 Shanghai P. R. China
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Li J, Yang D, Tong P, Wang C, Wang B, Qu J. Thiolate-Bridged Dicobalt Complexes Bearing Hydrazine, Hydrazido, and Diazenido Ligands: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Interconversion. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:8203-8212. [PMID: 32496765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Synthetic di- or multimetallic complexes bearing NxHy nitrogenous ligands in a sulfur-rich coordination environment have attracted considerable attention due to their importance in evaluating the complex mechanism of biological nitrogen fixation. Herein, we report a series of thiolate-bridged dicobalt NxHy species obtained by treatment of CoIIICoIII precursor with hydrazine and its substituted derivatives at ambient temperature. Remarkably, when the substituent is the cyclohexyl group, the resulting species can interconvert through different pathways. This Co2S2 skeleton provides a new model system for obtaining valuable information about the early N2Hx-bound intermediate species during the catalytic cycle of nitrogenase.
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- Jianzhe Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Arnett CH, Agapie T. Activation of an Open Shell, Carbyne-Bridged Diiron Complex Toward Binding of Dinitrogen. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10059-10068. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Charles H. Arnett
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Sun P, Yang D, Li Y, Wang B, Qu J. A bioinspired thiolate-bridged dinickel complex with a pendant amine: synthesis, structure and electrocatalytic properties. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:2151-2158. [PMID: 31994565 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04493k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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By employing X(CH2CH2S-)2 (X = S, tpdt; X = O, opdt; X = NPh, npdt) as bridging ligands, four thiolate-bridged dinickel complexes supported by phosphine ligands, [(dppe)Ni(μ-1SSS':2SS-tpdt)Ni(dppe)][PF6]2 (1[PF6]2, dppe = Ph2P(CH2)2PPh2), [(dppe)Ni(μ-1SSN:2SS-npdt)Ni(dppe)][PF6]2 (2[PF6]2) and [(dppe)Ni(t-Cl)(μ-1SSX:2SS-C4H8S2X)Ni(dppe)][PF6] (3[PF6], X = S; 4[PF6], X = O) were facilely obtained by the salt metathesis reaction. These four thiolate-bridged dinickel complexes have all been fully characterized by spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography. In 2[PF6]2, elongation of the Ni-N bond distance, possibly caused by steric hindrance, indicates that the pendant nitrogen group shuttles between the two nickel centers in solution, which is evidenced by 31P{1H} NMR spectroscopic results. Furthermore, these thiolate-bridged dinickel complexes have all been proved to be electrocatalysts for proton reduction to hydrogen. Notably, complex 2[PF6]2 featuring a pendant amine group in the secondary coordination sphere exhibits the best catalytic activity at a relatively low overpotential.
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- Puhua Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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Tsukada S, Abe T, Abe N, Nakashima S, Yamamoto K, Gunji T. Benzenedithiolate-bridged MoFe complexes: structures, oxidation states, and reactivities. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:9048-9056. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01428a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The benzenedithiolate-bridged MoFe complexes were synthesized and the oxidation states of the metal centers elucidated.
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- Satoru Tsukada
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Chiba University
- Chiba 263-8522
- Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Chiba 278-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Chiba 278-8510
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Science
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima
- Japan
- Natural Science Centre for Basic Research and Development
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Chiba 278-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Chiba 278-8510
- Japan
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Mondragón-Díaz A, Robles-Marín E, Murueta-Cruz BA, Aquite JC, Martínez-Alanis PR, Flores-Alamo M, Aullón G, Benítez LN, Castillo I. Conformational Effects of [Ni 2 (μ-ArS) 2 ] Cores on Their Electrocatalytic Activity. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:3301-3312. [PMID: 31400087 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Two nickel complexes supported by tridentate NS2 ligands, [Ni2 (κ-N,S,S,S'-NPh {CH2 (MeC6 H2 R')S}2 )2 ] (1; R'=3,5-(CF3 )2 C6 H3 ) and [Ni2 (κ-N,S,S,S'-NiBu {CH2 C6 H4 S}2 )2 ] (2), were prepared as bioinspired models of the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenases. The solid-state structure of 1 reveals that the [Ni2 (μ-ArS)2 ] core is bent, with the planes of the nickel centers at a hinge angle of 81.3(5)°, whereas 2 shows a coplanar arrangement between both nickel(II) ions in the dimeric structure. Complex 1 electrocatalyzes proton reduction from CF3 COOH at -1.93 (overpotential of 1.04 V, with icat /ip ≈21.8) and -1.47 V (overpotential of 580 mV, with icat /ip ≈5.9) versus the ferrocene/ferrocenium redox couple. The electrochemical behavior of 1 relative to that of 2 may be related to the bent [Ni2 (μ-ArS)2 ] core, which allows proximity of the two Ni⋅⋅⋅Ni centers at 2.730(8) Å; thus possibly favoring H+ reduction. In contrast, the planar [Ni2 (μ-ArS)2 ] core of 2 results in a Ni⋅⋅⋅Ni distance of 3.364(4) Å and is unstable in the presence of acid.
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- Alexander Mondragón-Díaz
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
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- Departament de Química Inorgánica i Orgànica, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultad de Química, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico
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- Departament de Química Inorgánica i Orgànica, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico
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You Q, Yang D, Xu S, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis, characterization and structure of thiolate-bridged diruthenium and iron-ruthenium complexes with isocyanide ligands. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bhutto SM, Holland PL. Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization using β-Diketiminate Iron Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2019; 2019:1861-1869. [PMID: 31213945 DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Iron catalysts are adept at breaking the N-N bond of N2, as exemplified by the iron-catalyzed Haber-Bosch process and the iron-containing clusters at the active sites of nitrogenase enzymes. This Minireview summarizes recent work that has identified a well-characterized set of multi-iron complexes that are capable of breaking and functionalizing N2, and are amenable to detailed mechanistic studies. We discuss the redox balancing, the potential intermediates during N2 activation, the variation of alkali metal reductant, the reversibility of N2 cleavage, and the formation of N-H and N-C bonds from N2.
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- Samuel M Bhutto
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Kalläne SI, Hahn AW, Weyhermüller T, Bill E, Neese F, DeBeer S, van Gastel M. Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Investigation of Benzene-1,2-dithiolate-Coordinated Diiron Complexes with Relevance to Dinitrogen Activation. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:5111-5125. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sabrina I. Kalläne
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelmplatz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelmplatz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Häßner M, Fiedler J, Ringenberg MR. (Spectro)electrochemical and Electrocatalytic Investigation of 1,1'-Dithiolatoferrocene-Hexacarbonyldiiron. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:1742-1745. [PMID: 30652870 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hexacarbonyldiiron bridged by a 1,1'-dithiolatoferrocene, [Fe(C5H4S)2{Fe(CO)3}2] (1), was synthesized, and the electrochemistry showed reversible oxidation at the Fe(C5H4S)2 site and quasi-reversible reduction at the hexacarbonyldiiron site. Spectroelectrochemical techniques showed reduction-induced ligand isomerization, where the thiolate ligand went from bridging to terminal and one carbon monoxide ligand moved to a quasi-bridging position; this mechanism was further supported by cyclic voltammetry simulation and density functional theory calculations. Complex 1 showed electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen-evolving reaction.
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- Manuel Häßner
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55 , 70550 Stuttgart , Germany
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry , The Czech Academy of Sciences , Dolejškova 3 , 18223 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55 , 70550 Stuttgart , Germany
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Wu H, Li J, Yang D, Tong P, Zhao J, Wang B, Qu J. CO2 fixation and transformation on a thiolate-bridged dicobalt scaffold under oxidising conditions. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00423h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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CO2 fixation and conversion promoted by a thiolate-bridged dicobalt complex in the presence of an oxidant.
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- Hui Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials
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Zhang Y, Yang D, Li Y, Zhao X, Wang B, Qu J. Biomimetic catalytic oxidative coupling of thiols using thiolate-bridged dinuclear metal complexes containing iron in water under mild conditions. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01667h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A green approach to disulfides via aerobic oxidative coupling of thiols was developed with a thiolate-bridged heteronuclear complex in water.
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- Yahui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials
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Yang D, Xu S, Zhang Y, Li Y, Li Y, Wang B, Qu J. Reactivity toward Unsaturated Small Molecules of Thiolate-Bridged Diiron Hydride Complexes. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:15198-15204. [PMID: 30485081 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the presence of 1 equiv of tBuNC, the homolytic cleavage of the FeIII-H bond in the diiron terminal hydride complex [Cp*Fe( t-H)(μ-η2:η4-bdt)FeCp*][BF4] (1[BF4]) smoothly took place to release 1/2 H2, followed by binding of a tBuNC group to the unsaturated FeII center. Interestingly, upon exposure of 1[BF4] to 1 atm of acetylene, the isomerization process of the hydride ligand from the terminal to bridging coordination site was unaffected. Upon treatment of the diiron hydride bridged complex 2[BF4] with acetylene at 30 °C, two FeIII-H bonds were broken, and then an acetylene molecule was coordinated to the diiron centers in a novel μ-η2:η2 side-on fashion. In the above reaction system, the hydride ligands whether terminal or bridging all play a role as the electron donor for the reduction of the diiron centers from FeIIIFeIII to FeIIIFeII. These reaction patterns are reminiscent of the vital E4 state responsible for N2 binding and H2 liberation in the catalytic cycle of nitrogenase, which contains two {Fe-H-Fe} motifs as electron reservoirs for the reduction of the iron centers. Differently, when treating 1[BF4] with TMSN3, the terminal hydride ligand was inserted into the azide group to give a diiron amide complex 4[BF4] in moderate yield.
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- Dawei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai , 200237 , People's Republic of China
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Su L, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Methylene insertion into an Fe 2S 2 cluster: formation of a thiolate-bridged diiron complex containing an Fe-CH 2-S moiety. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:13119-13122. [PMID: 30398494 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07418f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Reduction of a thiolate-bridged FeIIFeIII complex leads to the cleavage of an Fe-S bond by the insertion of the methylene unit from CH2Cl2 to give a neutral FeIIFeIII complex with a novel Fe-CH2-S fragment. The structural and electrochemical differences of the alkylated and the non-alkylated Fe2S2 complexes are also examined.
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- Linan Su
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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Zhao X, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Terminal alkyne insertion into a thiolate-bridged dirhodium hydride complex derived from heterolytic cleavage of H 2. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11112-11115. [PMID: 30155542 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05738a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Thiolate-bridged dirhodium and diiridium complexes can facilely realize heterolytic cleavage of H2 across the metal-sulfur bond to generate the corresponding hydride bridged complexes. Furthermore, terminal alkynes can insert the Rh-H-Rh fragment to afford σ:π alkenyl bridged complexes and then convert to the corresponding alkenes in the presence of a reductant and an acid.
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- Xiangyu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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Zhao X, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Highly β( Z)-Selective Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Thiolate-Bridged Dirhodium Complexes. Org Lett 2018; 20:5357-5361. [PMID: 30152700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A series of novel monothiolate-bridged dirhodium complexes, [Cp*Rh(μ-SR)(μ-Cl)2RhCp*][BF4] {Cp* = η5-C5Me5, R = tertiary butyl ( tBu), 1a; R = ferrocenyl (Fc), 1b; R = adamantyl (Ad), 1c} were designed and successfully synthesized, which can smoothly facilitate highly regioselective and stereoselective hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes to afford β( Z) vinylsilanes with good functional group compatibility. Furthermore, the hydride bridged dirhodium complex [Cp*Rh(μ-S tBu)(μ-Cl)(μ-H)RhCp*][BF4] (5) as a potential intermediate was obtained by the reaction of 1a with excess HSiEt3.
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- Xiangyu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237 , People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Yang D, Li Y, Zhao X, Wang B, Qu J. Sulfur-Centered Reactivity of Oxidized Iron-Thiolate Complex toward Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Addition. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Yahui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Fukuzumi S, Lee YM, Nam W. Thermal and photocatalytic production of hydrogen with earth-abundant metal complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhang Y, Mei T, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Proton mediated switching of the coordination states of the tethered N-atom in iron complex featuring a pendent amine functionalized Cp* ligand. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang Y, Mei T, Yang D, Zhang Y, Wang B, Qu J. Synthesis and reactivity of thiolate-bridged multi-iron complexes supported by cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:15888-15896. [PMID: 29116275 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03353b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The combined utilization of Me2-cAAC (Me2-cAAC = :C(CH2)(CMe2)2N-2,6-iPr2C6H3) and thiolates as supporting ligands enables the access of unprecedented carbene coordinated thiolate-bridged diiron(ii) complexes [(Me2-cAAC)Fe(μ-SR)(Br)]2 (R = Me, 3; R = Et, 4). The coordination environment of each tetrahedral iron(ii) center in complexes 3 and 4 is composed of one terminal bromide atom, one carbene carbon atom and two thiolate sulfur atoms, which is similar to the carbide-containing sulfur-rich environment of iron centers in the belt region of the FeMo-cofactor. Interestingly, when NaSCPh3 was chosen as the thiolate ligand, C-S bond homolysis occurred to form a rare [3 : 1] site-differentiated cubane-type cluster [(Me2-cAAC)Fe4S4(Br)3][Me2-cAACH] (5). Furthermore, complexes 3 and 4 exhibit good exchange reactivity toward the azide anion to give novel thiolate-bridged diiron complexes with two azido ligands in a trans arrangement.
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- Yanpeng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Schäfer KM, Reinders L, Fiedler J, Ringenberg MR. Twisting and Tilting 1,1′-Bis(dialkylphosphino)ferrocene Bound to Low Valent Tricarbonylmaganese(I to −I). Inorg Chem 2017; 56:14688-14696. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- K. Michael Schäfer
- Institut für
Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring
55, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für
Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring
55, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institut für
Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring
55, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Arrigoni F, Bertini L, De Gioia L, Cingolani A, Mazzoni R, Zanotti V, Zampella G. Mechanistic Insight into Electrocatalytic H 2 Production by [Fe 2(CN){μ-CN(Me) 2}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp) 2]: Effects of Dithiolate Replacement in [FeFe] Hydrogenase Models. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:13852-13864. [PMID: 29112805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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DFT has been used to investigate viable mechanisms of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyzed by [Fe2(CN){μ-CN(Me)2}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp)2] (1) in AcOH. Molecular details underlying the proposed ECEC electrochemical sequence have been studied, and the key functionalities of CN- and amino-carbyne ligands have been elucidated. After the first reduction, CN- works as a relay for the first proton from AcOH to the carbyne, with this ligand serving as the main electron acceptor for both reduction steps. After the second reduction, a second protonation occurs at CN- that forms a Fe(CNH) moiety: i.e., the acidic source for the H2 generation. The hydride (formally 2e/H+), necessary to the heterocoupling with H+ is thus provided by the μ-CN(Me)2 ligand and not by Fe centers, as occurs in typical L6Fe2S2 derivatives modeling the hydrogenase active site. It is remarkable, in this regard, that CN- plays a role more subtle than that previously expected (increasing electron density at Fe atoms). In addition, the role of AcOH in shuttling protons from CN- to CN(Me)2 is highlighted. The incompetence for the HER of the related species [Fe2{μ-CN(Me)2}(μ-CO)(CO)2(Cp)2]+ (2+) has been investigated and attributed to the loss of proton responsiveness caused by CN- replacement with CO. In the context of hydrogenase mimicry, an implication of this study is that the dithiolate strap, normally present in all synthetic models, can be removed from the Fe2 core without loss of HER, but the redox and acid-base processes underlying turnover switch from a metal-based to a ligand-based chemistry. The versatile nature of the carbyne, once incorporated in the Fe2 scaffold, could be exploited to develop more active and robust catalysts for the HER.
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- Federica Arrigoni
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milan-Bicocca , Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milan-Bicocca , Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milan-Bicocca , Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna , V. le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna , V. le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna , V. le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milan-Bicocca , Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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Kositzki R, Mebs S, Schuth N, Leidel N, Schwartz L, Karnahl M, Wittkamp F, Daunke D, Grohmann A, Apfel UP, Gloaguen F, Ott S, Haumann M. Electronic and molecular structure relations in diiron compounds mimicking the [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site studied by X-ray spectroscopy and quantum chemistry. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:12544-12557. [PMID: 28905949 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02720f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Synthetic diiron compounds of the general formula Fe2(μ-S2R)(CO)n(L)6-n (R = alkyl or aromatic groups; L = CN- or phosphines) are versatile models for the active-site cofactor of hydrogen turnover in [FeFe]-hydrogenases. A series of 18 diiron compounds, containing mostly a dithiolate bridge and terminal ligands of increasing complexity, was characterized by X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy in combination with density functional theory. Fe K-edge absorption and Kβ main-line emission spectra revealed the varying geometry and the low-spin state of the Fe(i) centers. Good agreement between experimental and calculated core-to-valence-excitation absorption and radiative valence-to-core-decay emission spectra revealed correlations between spectroscopic and structural features and provided access to the electronic configuration. Four main effects on the diiron core were identified, which were preferentially related to variation either of the dithiolate or of the terminal ligands. Alteration of the dithiolate bridge affected mainly the Fe-Fe bond strength, while more potent donor substitution and ligand field asymmetrization changed the metal charge and valence level localization. In contrast, cyanide ligation altered all relevant properties and, in particular, the frontier molecular orbital energies of the diiron core. Mutual benchmarking of experimental and theoretical parameters provides guidelines to verify the electronic properties of related diiron compounds.
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- Ramona Kositzki
- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Catalytic N−N bond cleavage of hydrazine by thiolate-bridged iron-ruthenium heteronuclear complexes. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhang Y, Tong P, Yang D, Li J, Wang B, Qu J. Migratory insertion and hydrogenation of a bridging azide in a thiolate-bridged dicobalt reaction platform. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:9854-9857. [PMID: 28825085 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc05092e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A novel well-defined thiolate-bridged dicobalt azido complex is converted to a rare sulfilimide-bridged dicobalt complex via nitrogen atom migratory insertion into the Co-S bond upon thermolysis. Intriguingly, the homolytic cleavage of hydrogen is achieved by this azide under mild conditions to furnish a partially hydrogenated azido complex.
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- Yixin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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Synthesis of diiron sulfur clusters containing thiolato-1,8-naphthalene imide ligand. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yu X, Tung CH, Wang W, Huynh MT, Gray DL, Hammes-Schiffer S, Rauchfuss TB. Interplay between Terminal and Bridging Diiron Hydrides in Neutral and Oxidized States. Organometallics 2017; 36:2245-2253. [PMID: 28781408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study describes the structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of electronically unsymmetrical diiron hydrides. The terminal hydride Cp*Fe(pdt)Fe(dppe)(CO)H ([1(t-H)]0, Cp*- = Me5C5-, pdt2- = CH2(CH2S-)2, dppe = Ph2PC2H4PPh2) was prepared by hydride reduction of [Cp*Fe(pdt)Fe(dppe)(CO)(NCMe)]+. As established by X-ray crystallography, [1(t-H)]0 features a terminal hydride ligand. Unlike previous examples of terminal diiron hydrides, [1(t-H)]0 does not isomerize to the bridging hydride [1(μ-H)]0. Oxidation of [1(t-H)]0 gives [1(t-H)]+, which was also characterized crystallographically as its BF4- salt. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that [1(t-H)]+ is best described as containing an Cp*FeIII center. In solution, [1(t-H)]+ isomerizes to [1(μ-H)]+, as anticipated by DFT. Reduction of [1(μ-H)]+ by Cp2Co afforded the diferrous bridging hydride [1(μ-H)]0. Electrochemical measurements and DFT calculations indicate that the couples [1(t-H)]+/0 and [1(μ-H)]+/0 differ by 210 mV. Qualitative measurements indicate that [1(t-H)]0 and [1(μ-H)]0 are close in free energy. Protonation of [1(t-H)]0 in MeCN solution affords H2 even with weak acids via hydride transfer. In contrast, protonation of [1(μ-H)]0 yields 0.5 equiv of H2 by a proposed protonation-induced electron transfer process. Isotopic labeling indicates that μ-H/D ligands are inert.
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- Xin Yu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Sondermann C, Ringenberg MR. Tuning the overpotential of electrocatalytically active cyclopentadienylnickel complexes containing 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadienes (DAB) for proton reduction. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:5143-5146. [PMID: 28350025 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00960g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The complexes [CpNi(DAB)]BF4, Cp = cyclopentadienyl, DAB = substituted 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadienes, undergo two reduction processes. EPR spectroscopically active Ni(i) intermediates were observed despite the potential redox activity of the DAB ligands and these reduced species catalyse the conversion of electrons and protons (from acetic acid) into dihydrogen.
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- Christina Sondermann
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Ji X, Yang D, Tong P, Li J, Wang B, Qu J. C–H Activation of Cp* Ligand Coordinated to Ruthenium Center: Synthesis and Reactivity of a Thiolate-Bridged Diruthenium Complex Featuring Fulvene-like Cp* Ligand. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiaoxiao Ji
- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Laboratory for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Ji X, Tong P, Yang D, Wang B, Zhao J, Li Y, Qu J. Synthesis, structural characterization and conversion of dinuclear iron-sulfur clusters containing the disulfide ligand: [Cp*Fe(μ-η 2:η 2-bdt)(cis-μ-η 1:η 1-S 2)FeCp*], [Cp*Fe(μ-S(C 6H 4S 2))(cis-μ-η 1:η 1-S 2)FeCp*], and [{Cp*Fe(bdt)} 2(trans-μ-η 1:η 1-S 2)]. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:3820-3824. [PMID: 28265627 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00450h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The treatment of [Cp*Fe(μ-η2:η4-bdt)FeCp*] (1, Cp* = η5-C5Me5, bdt = benzene-1,2-dithiolate) with 1/4 equiv. of elemental sulfur (S8) gave a dinuclear iron-sulfur cluster [Cp*Fe(μ-η2:η2-bdt)(cis-μ-η1:η1-S2)FeCp*] (2), which contains a cis-1,2-disulfide ligand. When complex 2 further interacted with 1/8 equiv. of S8, another sulfur atom inserted into an Fe-S bond to give a rare product [Cp*Fe(μ-S(C6H4S2))(cis-μ-η1:η1-S2)FeCp*] (3). Unexpectedly, a trans-1,2 disulfide-bridged diiron complex [{Cp*Fe(bdt)}2(trans-μ-η1:η1-S2)] (4) was isolated from the reaction of complex 1 with 1/2 equiv. of S8, which represents a structural isomer of [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin-type clusters. In addition, cis-1,2-disulfide-bridged complex 3 can slowly convert into trans-1,2-disulfide-bridged complex 4 and the complex [Cp*Fe(μ-η2:η2-S2)(cis-μ-η1:η1-S2)FeCp*] (5) by self-assembly reaction at ambient temperature, which is evidenced by time-dependent 1H NMR spectroscopy.
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- Xiaoxiao Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China. and Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P.R. China
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Schilter D, Camara JM, Huynh MT, Hammes-Schiffer S, Rauchfuss TB. Hydrogenase Enzymes and Their Synthetic Models: The Role of Metal Hydrides. Chem Rev 2016; 116:8693-749. [PMID: 27353631 PMCID: PMC5026416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydrogenase enzymes efficiently process H2 and protons at organometallic FeFe, NiFe, or Fe active sites. Synthetic modeling of the many H2ase states has provided insight into H2ase structure and mechanism, as well as afforded catalysts for the H2 energy vector. Particularly important are hydride-bearing states, with synthetic hydride analogues now known for each hydrogenase class. These hydrides are typically prepared by protonation of low-valent cores. Examples of FeFe and NiFe hydrides derived from H2 have also been prepared. Such chemistry is more developed than mimicry of the redox-inactive monoFe enzyme, although functional models of the latter are now emerging. Advances in physical and theoretical characterization of H2ase enzymes and synthetic models have proven key to the study of hydrides in particular, and will guide modeling efforts toward more robust and active species optimized for practical applications.
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- David Schilter
- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeshiva University, 500 West 185th Street, New York, New York 10033, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Čorić I, Holland PL. Insight into the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase from Synthetic Iron Complexes with Sulfur, Carbon, and Hydride Ligands. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:7200-11. [PMID: 27171599 PMCID: PMC5508211 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nitrogenase enzymes are used by microorganisms for converting atmospheric N2 to ammonia, which provides an essential source of N atoms for higher organisms. The active site of the molybdenum-dependent nitrogenase is the unique carbide-containing iron-sulfur cluster called the iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMoco). On the FeMoco, N2 binding is suggested to occur at one or more iron atoms, but the structures of the catalytic intermediates are not clear. In order to establish the feasibility of different potential mechanistic steps during biological N2 reduction, chemists have prepared iron complexes that mimic various structural aspects of the iron sites in the FeMoco. This reductionist approach gives mechanistic insight, and also uncovers fundamental principles that could be used more broadly for small-molecule activation. Here, we discuss recent results and highlight directions for future research. In one direction, synthetic iron complexes have now been shown to bind N2, break the N-N triple bond, and produce ammonia catalytically. Carbon- and sulfur-based donors have been incorporated into the ligand spheres of Fe-N2 complexes to show how these atoms may influence the structure and reactivity of the FeMoco. Hydrides have been incorporated into synthetic systems, which can bind N2, reduce some nitrogenase substrates, and/or reductively eliminate H2 to generate reduced iron centers. Though some carbide-containing iron clusters are known, none yet have sulfide bridges or high-spin iron atoms like the FeMoco.
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- Ilija Čorić
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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