Controlling carbon monoxide binding at di-iron units related to the iron-only hydrogenase sub-site

Fenfen Xu; Cédric Tard; Xiufeng Wang; Saad K. Ibrahim; David L. Hughes; Wei Zhong; Xirui Zeng; Qiuyan Luo; Xiaoming Liu; Christopher J. Pickett

doi:10.1039/B712805C

Controlling carbon monoxide binding at di-iron units related to the iron-only hydrogenase sub-site†

Fenfen Xu,^a Cédric Tard,^b Xiufeng Wang,^a Saad K. Ibrahim,^b David L. Hughes,^b Wei Zhong,^a Xirui Zeng,^c Qiuyan Luo,^c Xiaoming Liu*^a and Christopher J. Pickett*^b

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^a Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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^b School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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^c School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinggangshan University, Jian, China

Abstract

Carbon monoxide binding by displacement of a pendant hemi-labile ligand at a di-iron site can be substantially ‘switched-on’ via a ligand protonation pathway which is competitive with metal-metal bond protonation.

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Controlling carbon monoxide binding at di-iron units related to the iron-only hydrogenase sub-site†

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