The effects of redox-inactive metal ions on dioxygen activation were explored using a new FeII complex containing a tripodal ligand with 3 sulfonamido groups. This iron complex exhibited a faster initial rate for the reduction of O2 than its MnII analog. Increases in initial rates were also observed in the presence of group 2 metal ions for both the FeII and MnII complexes, which followed the trend NMe4+ < BaII < CaII = SrII. These studies led to the isolation of heterobimetallic complexes containing FeIII-(μ-OH)-MII cores (MII = Ca, Sr, and Ba) and one with a [SrII(OH)MnIII]+ motif. The analogous [CaII(OH)GaIII]+ complex was also prepared and its solid state molecular structure is nearly identical to that of the [CaII(OH)FeIII]+ system. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies indicated that the diamagnetic [CaII(OH)GaIII]+ complex retained its structure in solution. Electrochemical measurements on the heterobimetallic systems revealed similar one-electron reduction potentials for the [CaII(OH)FeIII]+ and [SrII(OH)FeIII]+ complexes, which were more positive than the potential observed for [BaII(OH)FeIII]+. Similar results were obtained for the heterobimetallic MnII complexes. These findings suggest that Lewis acidity is not the only factor to consider when evaluating the effects of group 2 ions on redox processes, including those within the oxygen-evolving complex of Photosystem II.
研究人员使用了一种新的含有 3 个磺酰胺基团的三足
配体的 FeII 复合物,探讨了氧化还原不活跃的
金属离子对二氧活化的影响。与 MnII 类似物相比,这种
铁络合物的 O2 还原初始速率更快。在有第 2 族
金属离子存在的情况下,FeII 和 MnII 复合物的初始速率也会增加,其趋势为 NMe4+ < BaII < CaII = SrII。通过这些研究,我们分离出了含有 FeIII-(δ-OH)-MII 核心(MII = Ca、Sr 和 Ba)的杂双金属配合物,以及一种具有 [SrII(OH)MnIII]+ 主题的配合物。此外,还制备了类似的 [CaII(OH)GaIII]+ 复合物,其固态分子结构与 [CaII(OH)FeIII]+ 系统几乎相同。核磁共振研究表明,二磁性 [CaII(OH)GaIII]+ 复合物在溶液中保持其结构。对杂双金属体系进行的电化学测量显示,[CaII(OH)FeIII]+ 和 [SrII(OH)FeIII]+ 复合物具有相似的单电子还原电位,比[BaII(OH)FeIII]+ 的电位更正。杂多金属 MnII 复合物也得到了类似的结果。这些研究结果表明,在评估第 2 组离子对氧化还原过程(包括光系统 II 氧发生复合物中的氧化还原过程)的影响时,
路易斯酸性并不是唯一需要考虑的因素。