Journal article

Mechanistic Studies of the Formation and Decay of Diiron(III) Peroxo Complexes in the Reaction of Diiron(II) Precursors with Dioxygen


Authors listFeig, AL; Becker, M; Schindler, S; van Eldik, R; Lippard, SJ

Publication year1996

Pages2590-2601

JournalInorganic Chemistry

Volume number35

Issue number9

ISSN0020-1669

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1021/ic951242g

PublisherAmerican Chemical Society


Abstract
Mechanistic studies of the reactions of three analogous alkoxo-bridged diiron(II) complexes with O(2) have been carried out. The compounds, which differ primarily in the steric accessibility of dioxygen to the diiron(II) center, form metastable &mgr;-peroxo intermediates when studied at low temperature. At ambient temperatures, these intermediates decay to form (&mgr;-oxo)polyiron(III) products. The effect of ligand steric constraints on the O(2) reactivity was investigated. When access to the diiron center was unimpeded, the reaction was first-order with respect to both [Fe(II)(2)] and [O(2)] and the activation parameters for O(2) addition were similar to those for O(2) reacting with the dioxygen transport protein hemerythrin. When the binding site was occluded, however, reduced order with respect to [O(2)] was observed and a two-step mechanism was required to explain the kinetic results. Decay of all three peroxide intermediates involves a bimolecular event, implying the formation of tetranuclear species in the transition state.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleFeig, A., Becker, M., Schindler, S., van Eldik, R. and Lippard, S. (1996) Mechanistic Studies of the Formation and Decay of Diiron(III) Peroxo Complexes in the Reaction of Diiron(II) Precursors with Dioxygen, Inorganic Chemistry, 35(9), pp. 2590-2601. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic951242g

APA Citation styleFeig, A., Becker, M., Schindler, S., van Eldik, R., & Lippard, S. (1996). Mechanistic Studies of the Formation and Decay of Diiron(III) Peroxo Complexes in the Reaction of Diiron(II) Precursors with Dioxygen. Inorganic Chemistry. 35(9), 2590-2601. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic951242g


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