Hexacoordinate Nickel(II)/(III) Complexes that Mimic the Catalytic Cycle of Nickel Superoxide Dismutase
Abstract
A functional model complex of nickel superoxide dismutase (NiSOD) with a non-peptide ligand which mimics the full catalytic cycle of NiSOD is unknown. Similarly, it has not been fully elucidated whether NiSOD activity is a result of an outer- or inner-sphere electron-transfer mechanism. With this in mind, two octahedral nickel(II)/(III) complexes of a bis-tridentate N2S donor carboxamide ligand, N-2-phenylthiophenyl-2′-pyridinecarboxamide (HLPh), have been synthesized, structurally characterized, and their SOD activities examined. These complexes mimic the full catalytic cycle of NiSOD. Electrochemical experiments support an outer-sphere electron-transfer mechanism for their SOD activity.
Copy cat: Hexacoordinate nickel(II)/(III) complexes are prepared which mimic the catalytic cycle of nickel superoxide dismutase (NiSOD) by an outer-sphere electron-transfer mechanism. The complexes employ a bis-tridentate N2S donor carboxamide ligand, N-2-phenylthiophenyl-2′-pyridinecarboxamide (HLPh), and have been structurally characterized and their SOD activities examined.
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