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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- 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
| | - Brenda A Murueta-Cruz
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
| | - Juan C Aquite
- 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
| | - Marcos Flores-Alamo
- Facultad de Química, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico
| | - Gabriel Aullón
- Departament de Química Inorgánica i Orgànica, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Luis Norberto Benítez
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13, Cali, #100-00, Colombia
| | - Ivan Castillo
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico
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