NO2(-) activation and reduction to NO by a nonheme Fe(NO2)2 complex

Brian C Sanders; Sayed M Hassan; Todd C Harrop

doi:10.1021/ja505236x

NO2(-) activation and reduction to NO by a nonheme Fe(NO2)2 complex

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Jul 23;136(29):10230-3. doi: 10.1021/ja505236x. Epub 2014 Jul 15.

Authors

Brian C Sanders¹, Sayed M Hassan, Todd C Harrop

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, The University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.

PMID: 25010774
DOI: 10.1021/ja505236x

Abstract

The selective reduction of nitrite (NO2(-)) to nitric oxide (NO) is a fundamentally important chemical transformation related to environmental remediation of NOx and mammalian blood flow. We report the synthesis and characterization of two nonheme Fe complexes, [Fe(LN4(Im))(MeCN)2](BF4)2 (1(MeCN)) and [Fe(LN4(Im))(NO2)2] (2), geared toward understanding the NO2(-) to NO conversion. Complex 2 represents the first structurally characterized Fe(II) complex with two axial NO2(-) ligands that functions as a nitrite reduction catalyst.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis*
Coordination Complexes / chemistry
Crystallography, X-Ray
Ferrous Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Ferrous Compounds / chemistry
Models, Molecular
Nitric Oxide / chemistry*
Nitrites / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

Coordination Complexes
Ferrous Compounds
Nitrites
Nitric Oxide