† Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
‡ Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/ja511504n
Publication Date (Web): February 20, 2015
Copyright © 2015 American Chemical Society
Abstract
Previous efforts to synthesize a cupric superoxide complex possessing a thioether donor have resulted in the formation of an end-on trans-peroxo-dicopper(II) species, [{(Ligand)CuII}2(μ-1,2-O22–)]2+. Redesign/modification of previous N3S tetradentate ligands has now allowed for the stabilization of the monomeric, superoxide product possessing a S(thioether) ligation, [(DMAN3S)CuII(O2•–)]+ (2S), as characterized by UV–vis and resonance Raman spectroscopies. This complex mimics the putative CuII(O2•–) active species of the copper monooxygenase PHM and exhibits enhanced reactivity toward both O–H and C–H substrates in comparison to close analogues [(L)CuII(O2•–)]+, where L contains only nitrogen donor atoms. Also, comparisons of [(L)CuII/I]n+ compound reduction potentials (L = various N4 vs DMAN3S ligands) provide evidence that DMAN3S is a weaker donor to copper ion than is found for any N4 ligand-complex.
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