Hydrogen generation: aromatic dithiolate-bridged metal carbonyl complexes as hydrogenase catalytic site models

Indresh Kumar Pandey; Mookan Natarajan; Sandeep Kaur-Ghumaan

doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.11.006

Hydrogen generation: aromatic dithiolate-bridged metal carbonyl complexes as hydrogenase catalytic site models

J Inorg Biochem. 2015 Feb:143:88-110. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.11.006. Epub 2014 Dec 3.

Authors

Indresh Kumar Pandey¹, Mookan Natarajan¹, Sandeep Kaur-Ghumaan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
² Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. Electronic address: skaur@chemistry.du.ac.in.

PMID: 25528677
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.11.006

Abstract

The design, syntheses and characteristics of metal carbonyl complexes with aromatic dithiolate linkers reported as bioinspired hydrogenase catalytic site models are described and reviewed. Among these the complexes capable of hydrogen generation have been discussed in detail. Comparisons have been made with carbonyl complexes having alkyl dithiolates as linkers between metal centers.

Keywords: Alkyl/aromatic dithiolates; Bioinorganic chemistry; Hydrogenase models; Iron carbonyl complexes; Proton reduction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalytic Domain
Hydrogen / chemistry*
Hydrogenase / chemistry*
Metals / chemistry*
Models, Chemical*
Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

Metals
Sulfhydryl Compounds
Hydrogen
Hydrogenase