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Zhang HY, Qiu SJ, Yang HH, Wang MT, Yang J, Wang HB, Liu NH, Chen XD. Cubane-type tungsten-iron-sulfur clusters with a nitrogen atom in the core: terminal ligand substitutions and redox behaviors. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:7166-7174. [PMID: 37161834 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00865g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The lack of M-Fe-S (M = Mo or W) clusters incorporating a second period (2p) atom in the core has resulted in limited investigations and poor understanding of the physical and chemical properties of the M-Fe-S clusters closely related to the FeMo cofactor. In this work, systematic studies have been carried out to explore the chemical reactivities at the terminal ligand sites and the redox properties of a series of clusters comprising a [WFe3S3N] cubane core, based on the previously developed cluster [(Tp*)WFe3S3(μ3-NSiMe3)Cl3]1-. Substitutions of the terminal chlorides with ethanethiolate, methanethiolate, thiophenolate, p-thiocresolate and azide occurred smoothly, while the replacement of the chlorides with carbene ligands required the reduction of the precursor into [(Tp*)WFe3S3(μ3-NSiMe3)Cl3]2- first. The reduced cluster core could also be supported by thiophenolates as terminal ligands, but not thiolates or azides. It is remarkable that the thiophenolate ligated reduced cluster can be synthesized from the precursor [(Tp*)WFe3S3(μ3-NSiMe3)Cl3]1-via different synthetic routes, either reduction followed by substitution or substitution followed by reduction, either in situ or stepwise. This work indicates that terminal ligands contribute significantly to determine the chemical and physical properties of the clusters, even though they might affect the cluster core to a limited extent from a structural point of view, which raises the possibility of delicate control in regulating the physical/chemical properties of M-Fe-S clusters with a heteroleptic core incorporating 2p atom(s).
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- Hong-Ying Zhang
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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Scott AG, Agapie T. Synthesis of a Fe 3-Carbyne Motif by Oxidation of an Alkyl Ligated Iron-Sulfur (WFe 3S 3) Cluster. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:2-6. [PMID: 36537723 PMCID: PMC10575540 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The presence of a carbide ligand in the active site of nitrogenases remains an unusual example of organometallic chemistry employed by a protein. Carbide incorporation into the MFe7S9C cluster involves complex biosynthesis, but analogous synthetic methodologies are limited. Herein, we present a new synthetic strategy for incorporating carbon based bridging ligands into iron-sulfur clusters. Starting from a halide precursor, a WFe3S3 cluster displaying three terminal alkyl ligands and an open Fe3 face was prepared. Oxidation results in loss of alkane and formation of a μ3-carbyne. Characterization of these clusters and mechanistic studies are presented.
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- Anna G Scott
- 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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Tomita Y, Okamura T, Onitsuka K. One Ligand Fits All: Formation and Stabilization of a Single‐Ligand Arenethiolato Cobalt(II) Complex via Metal‐π Coordination from a Bulky Acylamino Group. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yusuke Tomita
- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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Sunada Y, Yamaguchi K, Suzuki K. “Template synthesis” of discrete metal clusters with two- or three-dimensional architectures. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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He J, Wei J, Xu G, Chen XD. Stepwise Construction of Mo-Fe-S Clusters Using a LEGO Strategy. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4150-4158. [PMID: 35200007 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The rational synthesis of iron-sulfur clusters with excellent control of the core ligands has been a significant challenge in biomimetic chemistry. In this work, the rational construction of versatile Mo-Fe-S cubane clusters was realized using a LEGO strategy. (LEGO is a line of plastic construction toys consisting of various interlocking plastic bricks which can be assembled and connected in different ways to construct versatile objects. Herein we use "LEGO strategy" as an analogy for the stepwise synthetic methodology, and we use "brick" to represent a corner atom of the cubane structure.) Through careful synthetic control, the ⟨Fe⟩, ⟨S⟩, and ⟨Cl⟩ bricks were mounted piece-by-piece onto the basic ⟨MoS3⟩ frame to stepwise construct the incomplete cubane core ⟨MoFe2S3Cl⟩ and the complete cubane core ⟨MoFe3S3Cl⟩. The significantly elongated Fe-Cl bonds for the bridging chlorides in the ⟨MoFe2S3Cl⟩ and ⟨MoFe3S3Cl⟩ cores permit ligand metatheses to introduce 2p donors at the bridging sites, which used to be a challenge in traditional iron-sulfur chemistry. Therefore, in subsequent controlled reactions, the bridging ⟨Cl⟩ bricks of the ⟨MoFe2S3Cl⟩ and ⟨MoFe3S3Cl⟩ frames could be easily replaced by ⟨N⟩ , ⟨O⟩, or ⟨S⟩ bricks to generate the ⟨MoFe2S3N⟩, ⟨MoFe2S3O⟩, ⟨MoFe3S3N⟩, and ⟨MoFe3S4⟩ cluster cores, demonstrating more choices for the LEGO synthetic strategy. The series of Mo-Fe-S clusters and their derivatives, together with related synthetic strategies, offers a good platform and methodology for biomimetic chemistry in relation to nitrogenase, especially the FeMo cofactor.
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- Juan He
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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Yuan C, Jin WT, Zhou ZH. Statistical analysis of P N clusters in Mo/VFe protein crystals using a bond valence method toward their electronic structures. RSC Adv 2022; 12:5214-5224. [PMID: 35425536 PMCID: PMC8981338 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08507g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nowadays, large numbers of MoFe proteins have been reported and their crystal data obtained by X-ray crystallography and uploaded to the Protein Data Bank (PDB). By big data analysis using a bond valence method, we make conclusions based on 79 selected PN in all 119 P-clusters of 53 MoFe proteins and 10 P-clusters of 5 VFe proteins from all deposited crystallographic data of the PDB. In the condition of MoFe protein crystals, the resting state PN clusters are proposed to have the formal oxidation state of 2Fe(iii)6Fe(ii), hiding two oxidized electron holes with high electron delocalization. The calculations show that Fe1, Fe2, Fe5, Fe6 and Fe7 perform unequivocally as Fe2+, and Fe3 is remarkably prone to Fe(iii), while Fe4 and Fe8 have different degrees of mixed valences. For PN clusters in VFe protein crystals, Fe1, Fe2, Fe4, Fe5 and Fe6 tend to be Fe2+, but the electron distributions rearrange with Fe7 and Fe8 being more oxidized mixed valences, and Fe3 presenting a little more reductive mixed valence than that in MoFe proteins. In terms of spatial location, Fe3 and Fe6 in P-clusters of MoFe proteins are calculated as the most oxidized and reduced irons, which have the shortest distances from homocitrate in the FeMo-cofactor and [Fe4S4] cluster, respectively, and thus could function as potential electron transport sites. This work shows different electron distributions of PN clusters in Mo/VFe protein crystals, from those obtained from previous data from solution with excess reducing agent from which it was concluded that PN clusters are all ferrous according to Mössbauer and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra.
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- Chang Yuan
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Boncella AE, Sabo ET, Santore RM, Carter J, Whalen J, Hudspeth JD, Morrison CN. The expanding utility of iron-sulfur clusters: Their functional roles in biology, synthetic small molecules, maquettes and artificial proteins, biomimetic materials, and therapeutic strategies. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Bigness A, Vaddypally S, Zdilla MJ, Mendoza-Cortes JL. Ubiquity of cubanes in bioinorganic relevant compounds. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Partial synthetic models of FeMoco with sulfide and carbyne ligands: Effect of interstitial atom in nitrogenase active site. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2109241118. [PMID: 34857636 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2109241118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Nitrogen-fixing organisms perform dinitrogen reduction to ammonia at an Fe-M (M = Mo, Fe, or V) cofactor (FeMco) of nitrogenase. FeMco displays eight metal centers bridged by sulfides and a carbide having the MFe7S8C cluster composition. The role of the carbide ligand, a unique motif in protein active sites, remains poorly understood. Toward addressing how the carbon bridge affects the physical and chemical properties of the cluster, we isolated synthetic models of subsite MFe3S3C displaying sulfides and a chelating carbyne ligand. We developed synthetic protocols for structurally related clusters, [Tp*M'Fe3S3X]n-, where M' = Mo or W, the bridging ligand X = CR, N, NR, S, and Tp* = Tris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)hydroborate, to study the effects of the identity of the heterometal and the bridging X group on structure and electrochemistry. While the nature of M' results in minor changes, the chelating, μ3-bridging carbyne has a large impact on reduction potentials, being up to 1 V more reducing compared to nonchelating N and S analogs.
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Wang CH, DeBeer S. Structure, reactivity, and spectroscopy of nitrogenase-related synthetic and biological clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8743-8761. [PMID: 34159992 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00381j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The reduction of dinitrogen (N2) is essential for its incorporation into nucleic acids and amino acids, which are vital to life on earth. Nitrogenases convert atmospheric dinitrogen to two ammonia molecules (NH3) under ambient conditions. The catalytic active sites of these enzymes (known as FeM-cofactor clusters, where M = Mo, V, Fe) are the sites of N2 binding and activation and have been a source of great interest for chemists for decades. In this review, recent studies on nitrogenase-related synthetic molecular complexes and biological clusters are discussed, with a focus on their reactivity and spectroscopic characterization. The molecular models that are discussed span from simple mononuclear iron complexes to multinuclear iron complexes and heterometallic iron complexes. In addition, recent work on the extracted biological cofactors is discussed. An emphasis is placed on how these studies have contributed towards our understanding of the electronic structure and mechanism of nitrogenases.
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- Chen-Hao Wang
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Joseph C, Cobb CR, Rose MJ. Single-Step Sulfur Insertions into Iron Carbide Carbonyl Clusters: Unlocking the Synthetic Door to FeMoco Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:3433-3437. [PMID: 33089646 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The one-step syntheses, X-ray structures, and spectroscopic characterization of synthetic iron clusters, bearing either inorganic sulfides or thiolate with interstitial carbide motifs, are reported. Treatment of iron carbide carbonyl clusters [Fen (μn -C)(CO)m ]x (n=5,6; m=15,16; x=0,-2) with electrophilic sulfur sources (S2 Cl2 , S8 ) results in the formation of several μ4 -S dimers of clusters, and moreover, iron-sulfide-(sulfocarbide) clusters. The core sulfocarbide unit {C-S}4- serves as a structural model for a proposed intermediate in the radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine biogenesis of the M-cluster. Furthermore, the electrophilic sulfur strategy has been extended to provide the first ever thiolato-iron-carbide complex: an analogous reaction with toluylsulfenyl chloride affords the cluster [Fe5 (μ5 -C)(SC7 H7 )(CO)13 ]- . The strategy described herein provides a breakthrough towards developing syntheses of biomimetic iron-sulfur-carbide clusters like FeMoco.
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- Chris Joseph
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Joseph C, Cobb CR, Rose MJ. Single‐Step Sulfur Insertions into Iron Carbide Carbonyl Clusters: Unlocking the Synthetic Door to FeMoco Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chris Joseph
- Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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Ghosh AC, Duboc C, Gennari M. Synergy between metals for small molecule activation: Enzymes and bio-inspired complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Construction of Synthetic Models for Nitrogenase-Relevant NifB Biogenesis Intermediates and Iron-Carbide-Sulfide Clusters. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10111317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The family of nitrogenase enzymes catalyzes the reduction of atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) to ammonia under remarkably benign conditions of temperature, pressure, and pH. Therefore, the development of synthetic complexes or materials that can similarly perform this reaction is of critical interest. The primary obstacle for obtaining realistic synthetic models of the active site iron-sulfur-carbide cluster (e.g., FeMoco) is the incorporation of a truly inorganic carbide. This review summarizes the present state of knowledge regarding biological and chemical (synthetic) incorporation of carbide into iron-sulfur clusters. This includes the Nif cluster of proteins and associated biochemistry involved in the endogenous biogenesis of FeMoco. We focus on the chemical (synthetic) incorporation portion of our own efforts to incorporate and modify C1 units in iron/sulfur clusters. We also highlight recent contributions from other research groups in the area toward C1 and/or inorganic carbide insertion.
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Van Stappen C, Decamps L, Cutsail GE, Bjornsson R, Henthorn JT, Birrell JA, DeBeer S. The Spectroscopy of Nitrogenases. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5005-5081. [PMID: 32237739 PMCID: PMC7318057 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nitrogenases are responsible for biological nitrogen fixation, a crucial step in the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. These enzymes utilize a two-component protein system and a series of iron-sulfur clusters to perform this reaction, culminating at the FeMco active site (M = Mo, V, Fe), which is capable of binding and reducing N2 to 2NH3. In this review, we summarize how different spectroscopic approaches have shed light on various aspects of these enzymes, including their structure, mechanism, alternative reactivity, and maturation. Synthetic model chemistry and theory have also played significant roles in developing our present understanding of these systems and are discussed in the context of their contributions to interpreting the nature of nitrogenases. Despite years of significant progress, there is still much to be learned from these enzymes through spectroscopic means, and we highlight where further spectroscopic investigations are needed.
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- Casey Van Stappen
- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Tanifuji K, Ohki Y. Metal–Sulfur Compounds in N2 Reduction and Nitrogenase-Related Chemistry. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5194-5251. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kazuki Tanifuji
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
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- Department of Chemsitry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Xu G, Zhou J, Wang Z, Holm RH, Chen XD. Controlled Incorporation of Nitrides into W-Fe-S Clusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16469-16473. [PMID: 31489739 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Incorporation of monatomic 2p ligands into the core of iron-sulfur clusters has been researched since the discovery of interstitial carbide in the FeMo cofactor of Mo-dependent nitrogenase, but has proven to be a synthetic challenge. Herein, two distinct synthetic pathways are rationalized to install nitride ligands into targeted positions of W-Fe-S clusters, generating unprecedented nitride-ligated iron-sulfur clusters, namely [(Tp*)2 W2 Fe6 (μ4 -N)2 S6 L4 ]2- (Tp*=tris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)hydroborate(1-), L=Cl- or Br- ). 57 Fe Mössbauer study discloses metal oxidation states of WIV 2 FeII 4 FeIII 2 with localized electron distribution, which is analogous to the mid-valent iron centres of FeMo cofactor at resting state. Good agreement of Mössbauer data with the empirical linear relationship for Fe-S clusters indicates similar ligand behaviour of nitride and sulfide in such clusters, providing useful reference for reduced nitrogen in a nitrogenase-like environment.
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- Gan Xu
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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Xu G, Zhou J, Wang Z, Holm RH, Chen X. Controlled Incorporation of Nitrides into W‐Fe‐S Clusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Gan Xu
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesSchool of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesSchool of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesSchool of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyHarvard University Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesSchool of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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DeRosha DE, Arnet NA, Mercado BQ, Holland PL. A [2Fe-1S] Complex That Affords Access to Bimetallic and Higher-Nuclearity Iron-Sulfur Clusters. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8829-8834. [PMID: 31247861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Small, coordinatively unsaturated iron-sulfur clusters are conceived as building blocks for the diverse set of shapes of iron-sulfur clusters in biological and synthetic chemistry. Here we describe a synthetic method for preparing [2Fe-1S] clusters containing two iron(II) ions, which are supported by a relatively unhindered β-diketiminate supporting ligand. The [2Fe-1S] cluster can be isolated in the presence of trimethylphosphine, and the compound with one PMe3 on each iron(II) ion has been crystallographically characterized. The PMe3 ligands may be removed with B(C6F5)3 to give a spectroscopically characterized species with solvent ligands. This species is a versatile synthon for [2Fe-2S], [4Fe-3S], and [10Fe-8S] clusters. Crystallographic characterization of the 10Fe cluster shows that it has all iron(II) ions, and the core has two [4Fe-4S] cubes that share a face in a novel arrangement. This cluster also has two iron sites that are coordinated to solvent donors, suggesting the potential for using this type of cluster for reactivity in the future.
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- Daniel E DeRosha
- Department of Chemistry , Yale University , 225 Prospect Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Yale University , 225 Prospect Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Yale University , 225 Prospect Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Yale University , 225 Prospect Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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Chemical Synthesis of an Asymmetric Mimic of the Nitrogenase Active Site. Methods Mol Biol 2018. [PMID: 30317485 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8864-8_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The synthetic inorganic chemistry of metal-sulfur (M-S, M = metals) clusters has played an important, complementary role to the biochemical analyses of nitrogenase toward a better understanding of the enzyme active site. The active site of nitrogenase (designated the M-cluster) can be extracted from the protein in a solvent-stabilized form, [(cit)MoFe7S9C] (cit = (R)-homocitrate). One important finding of the extracted M-cluster is its catalytic activity toward the reduction of C1-substrates (CN-, CO, CO2) into C1-C5 hydrocarbons in solution. This catalytic property poses challenges for chemists to reproduce the function with synthetic mimics, not only because of the biochemical interests but also due to the potential significance in green chemistry and catalysis research. In this context, our successful synthesis of an asymmetric Mo-Fe-S cluster, [Cp*MoFe5S9(SH)]3-, is one of the recent important achievements in synthetic M-S chemistry, as this cluster catalyzes the reduction of C1-substrates in a similar manner to the extracted M-cluster. Even though the synthetic protocol for this cluster has been described in the literature, there are plenty of pitfalls for researchers unfamiliar with synthetic M-S chemistry. In this chapter, we provide general precautionary statements and detailed protocols for the synthesis of [Cp*MoFe5S9(SH)]3-, with a brief discussion of the experimental tips based on the authors' experience in both biochemical and synthetic chemical fields.
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Gushchin AL, Laricheva YA, Sokolov MN, Llusar R. Tri- and tetranuclear molybdenum and tungsten chalcogenide clusters: on the way to new materials and catalysts. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2018. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Incorporating light atoms into synthetic analogues of FeMoco. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:5054-5056. [PMID: 29712851 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805700115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Arnett CH, Chalkley MJ, Agapie T. A Thermodynamic Model for Redox-Dependent Binding of Carbon Monoxide at Site-Differentiated, High Spin Iron Clusters. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:5569-5578. [PMID: 29589921 PMCID: PMC6452638 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Binding of N2 and CO by the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase depends on the redox level of the cluster, but the extent to which pure redox chemistry perturbs the affinity of high spin iron clusters for π-acids is not well understood. Here, we report a series of site-differentiated iron clusters that reversibly bind CO in redox states FeII4 through FeIIFeIII3. One electron redox events result in small changes in the affinity for (at most ∼400-fold) and activation of CO (at most 28 cm-1 for νCO). The small influence of redox chemistry on the affinity of these high spin, valence-localized clusters for CO is in stark contrast to the large enhancements (105-1022 fold) in π-acid affinity reported for monometallic and low spin, bimetallic iron complexes, where redox chemistry occurs exclusively at the ligand binding site. While electron-loading at metal centers remote from the substrate binding site has minimal influence on the CO binding energetics (∼1 kcal·mol-1), it provides a conduit for CO binding at an FeIII center. Indeed, internal electron transfer from these remote sites accommodates binding of CO at an FeIII, with a small energetic penalty arising from redox reorganization (∼2.6 kcal·mol-1). The ease with which these clusters redistribute electrons in response to ligand binding highlights a potential pathway for coordination of N2 and CO by FeMoco, which may occur on an oxidized edge of the cofactor.
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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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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Reed CJ, Agapie T. Tetranuclear Fe Clusters with a Varied Interstitial Ligand: Effects on the Structure, Redox Properties, and Nitric Oxide Activation. Inorg Chem 2018; 56:13360-13367. [PMID: 29052979 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A new series of tetranuclear Fe clusters displaying an interstitial μ4-F ligand was prepared for a comparison to previously reported μ4-O analogues. With a single nitric oxide (NO) coordinated as a reporter of small-molecule activation, the μ4-F clusters were characterized in five redox states, from FeII3{FeNO}8 to FeIII3{FeNO}7, with NO stretching frequencies ranging from 1680 to 1855 cm-1, respectively. Despite accessing more reduced states with an F- bridge, a two-electron reduction of the distal Fe centers is necessary for the μ4-F clusters to activate NO to the same degree as the μ4-O system; consequently, NO reactivity is observed at more positive potentials with μ4-O than μ4-F. Moreover, the μ4-O ligand better translates redox changes of remote metal centers to diatomic ligand activation. The implication for biological active sites is that the higher-charge bridging ligand is more effective in tuning cluster properties, including the involvement of remote metal centers, for small-molecule activation.
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- Christopher J Reed
- 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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Pick FS, Leznoff DB, Fryzuk MD. Redox behaviour of ([fc(NPiPr2)2]Fe)2, formation of an iron–iron bond and cleavage of azobenzene. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:10925-10931. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00828k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The redox behaviour of the dimeric tetrairon complex, ([fc(NPiPr2)2]Fe)2 (where fc(NPiPr2)2 = 1,1′-(C5H4NPiPr2)2Fe) has been investigated.
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- Fraser S. Pick
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
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- Deprtment of Chemistry
- Simon Fraser University
- 8888 University Drive
- Burnaby
- Canada V5A 1S6
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
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Sickerman NS, Tanifuji K, Hu Y, Ribbe MW. Synthetic Analogues of Nitrogenase Metallocofactors: Challenges and Developments. Chemistry 2017; 23:12425-12432. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nathaniel S. Sickerman
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-3900 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-3900 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-3900 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-3900 USA
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-2025 USA
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Djurdjevic I, Einsle O, Decamps L. Nitrogenase Cofactor: Inspiration for Model Chemistry. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:1447-1455. [PMID: 28425208 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ivana Djurdjevic
- Institute for Biochemistry; Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; Albertstrasse 21 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry; Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; Albertstrasse 21 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies; Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; Schänzlestrasse 1 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry; Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; Albertstrasse 21 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
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Ohta S, Ohki Y. Impact of ligands and media on the structure and properties of biological and biomimetic iron-sulfur clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Araake R, Sakadani K, Tada M, Sakai Y, Ohki Y. [Fe4] and [Fe6] Hydride Clusters Supported by Phosphines: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in N2 Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:5596-5606. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, Daido University, Takiharu-cho, Minami-ku, Nagoya 457-8530, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Hamilton CR, Zdilla MJ. Structure of a pentamanganese(II)-phenoxide cluster with a central five-coordinate oxide: Mn II5(μ-OPh) 6(μ 3-OPh) 2(μ 5-O)(Py) 6·Py (Py is pyridine). Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem 2017; 73:270-275. [PMID: 28257024 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229617000663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Polynuclear metal clusters frequently feature geometric structural features not common in traditional coordination chemistry. These structures are of particular interest to bioinorganic chemists studying metallocluster enzymes, which frequently possess remarkably unusual inorganic structures. The structure of the manganese cluster μ5-oxido-di-μ3-phenoxido-hexa-μ-phenoxido-hexakis(pyridine-κN)hexamanganese(II) pyridine monosolvate, [Mn5(C6H5O)8O(C5H5N)6]·C5H5N or MnII5(μ-OPh)6(μ3-OPh)2(μ5-O)(Py)6·Py, containing an unusual trigonal bipyramidal central oxide, is described. The compound was isolated from a reaction mixture containing bis(trimethylsilylamido)manganese(II) and phenol. The central O atom is presumed to have originated as adventitious water. The molecule crystalizes in a primitive monoclinic crystal system and is presented in the centrosymetric P2/n space group. The molecule possesses crystallographically imposed twofold symmetry, with the central O atom centred on the twofold axis and surrounded by a distorted trigonal bipyramidal arrangement of Mn atoms, which are further bridged by phenoxide ligands, and terminally ligated by pyridine. A pyridine solvent molecule resides nearby, also situated on a crystallographic twofold axis. The cluster is compared to three closely related previously reported structures.
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- Clifton R Hamilton
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Creutz SE, Peters JC. Exploring secondary-sphere interactions in Fe-N x H y complexes relevant to N 2 fixation. Chem Sci 2017; 8:2321-2328. [PMID: 28451336 PMCID: PMC5363375 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc04805f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hydrogen bonding and other types of secondary-sphere interactions are ubiquitous in metalloenzyme active sites and are critical to the transformations they mediate. Exploiting secondary sphere interactions in synthetic catalysts to study the role(s) they might play in biological systems, and to develop increasingly efficient catalysts, is an important challenge. Whereas model studies in this broad context are increasingly abundant, as yet there has been relatively little progress in the area of synthetic catalysts for nitrogen fixation that incorporate secondary sphere design elements. Herein we present our first study of Fe-N x H y complexes supported by new tris(phosphine)silyl ligands, abbreviated as [SiPNMe3] and [SiPiPr2PNMe], that incorporate remote tertiary amine hydrogen-bond acceptors within a tertiary phosphine/amine 6-membered ring. These remote amine sites facilitate hydrogen-bonding interactions via a boat conformation of the 6-membered ring when certain nitrogenous substrates (e.g., NH3 and N2H4) are coordinated to the apical site of a trigonal bipyramidal iron complex, and adopt a chair conformation when no H-bonding is possible (e.g., N2). Countercation binding at the cyclic amine is also observed for anionic {Fe-N2}- complexes. Reactivity studies in the presence of proton/electron sources show that the incorporated amine functionality leads to rapid generation of catalytically inactive Fe-H species, thereby substantiating a hydride termination pathway that we have previously proposed deactivates catalysts of the type [EPR3]FeN2 (E = Si, C).
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- Sidney E Creutz
- California Institute of Technology , Division , of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Pasadena , California 91125 , USA .
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- California Institute of Technology , Division , of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Pasadena , California 91125 , USA .
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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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Lee Y, Jeon IR, Abboud KA, García-Serres R, Shearer J, Murray LJ. A [3Fe–3S]3+ cluster with exclusively μ-sulfide donors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:1174-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc07813j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A [3Fe–3(μ-S)]3+ cluster is reported in which each ferric center has a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry, with an S = 1/2 ground state for the cluster and unusually anisotropic hyperfine coupling constants as determined by variable temperature magnetometry and Mössbauer spectroscopy.
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- Yousoon Lee
- Department of Chemistry
- Center for Catalysis
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Northwestern University
- Evanston
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Center for Catalysis
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Nevada
- Reno
- Reno
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Center for Catalysis
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
- USA
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Bjornsson R, Neese F, Schrock RR, Einsle O, DeBeer S. The discovery of Mo(III) in FeMoco: reuniting enzyme and model chemistry. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 20:447-60. [PMID: 25549604 PMCID: PMC4334110 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Biological nitrogen fixation is enabled by molybdenum-dependent nitrogenase enzymes, which effect the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia using an Fe7MoS9C active site, referred to as the iron molybdenum cofactor or FeMoco. In this mini-review, we summarize the current understanding of the molecular and electronic structure of FeMoco. The advances in our understanding of the active site structure are placed in context with the parallel evolution of synthetic model studies. The recent discovery of Mo(III) in the FeMoco active site is highlighted with an emphasis placed on the important role that model studies have played in this finding. In addition, the reactivities of synthetic models are discussed in terms of their relevance to the enzymatic system.
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- Ragnar Bjornsson
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470, Mülheim and Der Ruhr, Germany,
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Taniyama N, Ohki Y, Tatsumi K. Synthesis of V/Fe/S Clusters Using Vanadium(III) Thiolate Complexes Bearing a Phenoxide-Based Tridentate Ligand. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:5438-46. [DOI: 10.1021/ic4030603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nobuhiro Taniyama
- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho,
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho,
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho,
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Lee SC, Lo W, Holm RH. Developments in the biomimetic chemistry of cubane-type and higher nuclearity iron-sulfur clusters. Chem Rev 2014; 114:3579-600. [PMID: 24410527 PMCID: PMC3982595 DOI: 10.1021/cr4004067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada and the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Corresponding Authors: S. C. Lee: . R. H. Holm:
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Tanifuji K, Yamada N, Tajima T, Sasamori T, Tokitoh N, Matsuo T, Tamao K, Ohki Y, Tatsumi K. A convenient route to synthetic analogues of the oxidized form of high-potential iron-sulfur proteins. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:4000-9. [PMID: 24694068 DOI: 10.1021/ic402890k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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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An amide-bound [Fe4S4](3+) cluster, [Fe4S4{N(SiMe3)2}4](-) (1), was found to serve as a convenient precursor for synthetic analogues of the oxidized form of high-potential iron-sulfur proteins. Treatment of 1 with 4 equiv of bulky thiols led to replacement of the amide ligands with thiolates, giving rise to a series of [Fe4S4(SR)4](-) clusters (R = Dmp (2a), Tbt (2b), Eind (2c), Dxp (2d), Dpp (2e); Dmp = 2,6-di(mesityl)phenyl, Tbt = 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl, Eind = 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaethyl-s-hydrindacen-4-yl, Dxp = 2,6-di(m-xylyl)phenyl, Dpp = 2,6-diphenylphenyl). These clusters were characterized by the mass spectrum, the EPR spectrum, and X-ray crystallography. The redox potentials of the [Fe4S4](3+/2+) couple, -0.82 V (2a), -0.86 V (2b), -0.84 V (2c), -0.74 V (2d), and -0.63 V (2e) vs Ag/Ag(+) in THF, are significantly more negative than that of [Fe4S4(SPh)4](-/2-) (-0.21 V).
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- Kazuki Tanifuji
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Ohki Y. Synthetic Analogues of the Active Sites of Nitrogenase and [NiFe] Hydrogenase. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20130207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yasuhiro Ohki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
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New Synthetic Routes to Metal-Sulfur Clusters Relevant to the Nitrogenase Metallo-Clusters. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201300081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hatanaka T, Ohki Y, Tatsumi K. Synthesis of Coordinatively Unsaturated Half-Sandwich Iron-Silyl Complexes with an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand and Their Reactions with H2. Eur J Inorg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201300045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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