Di-iron aza diphosphido complexes: Mimics for the active site of Fe-only hydrogenase, and effects of changing the coordinating atoms of the bridging ligand in [Fe2μ-(ECH2)2NR(CO)6]
Abstract
The bis(phosphido)-bridged complex [Fe2(μ-PPhH) 2(CO)6] (1) undergoes double deprotonation to give the phosphorus-centered dianionic derivative [Fe2(μ-PPh) 2(CO)6]2- (2) which in turn reacts with the tertiary base RN(CH2Cl)2 to give [Fe 2(PPhCH2)2NR-(CO)6] (3) in moderate yield. Treatment of 3 with HBF4·Et2O affords the N-protonated species [Fe2(PPhCH2) 2NHR(CO)6] BF4 (4). The structural changes to the heavy atom skeleton of 3 arising from protonation are slight, the most obvious being a ca. 0.03 Å lengthening of the N-C bonds.
Keywords
anion
carbon
diiron azadiphosphide derivative
iron
ligand
nitrogen
phosphine derivative
phosphorus derivative
unclassified drug
article
chemical binding
chemical structure
complex formation
enzyme active site
ligand binding
product recovery
proton transport
structure analysis
Aza Compounds
Binding Sites
Crystallography
X-Ray
Ferrous Compounds
Hydrogenase
Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Models
Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Molecular Mimicry
Molecular Structure
Organophosphorus Compounds