Bioinspired CNP Iron(II) Pincers Relevant to [Fe]-Hydrogenase (Hmd): Effect of Dicarbonyl versus Monocarbonyl Motifs in H 2 Activation and Transfer Hydrogenation
Bioinspired CNP Iron(II) Pincers Relevant to [Fe]-Hydrogenase (Hmd): Effect of Dicarbonyl versus Monocarbonyl Motifs in H 2 Activation and Transfer Hydrogenation
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与 [Fe]-氢化酶 (Hmd) 相关的仿生 CNP 铁 (II) 钳:二羰基与单羰基基序在 H 2 活化和转移氢化中的影响
DOI:
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03476
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Rose, Michael J.
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作者:
Xie, Zhu-Lin;Chai, Wenrui;Kerns, Spencer A.;Henkelman, Graeme A.;Rose, Michael J.
A set of bioinspired carbamoyl CNP pincer complexes are reported that are relevant to [Fe]-hydrogenase (Hmd). Thedicarbonylspecies [(CNHNNHPR2)Fe(CO)2I] [R = Ph,1; R =iPr,2] undergoes ligand deprotonation, resulting in the dearomatized complexes of formulas [(CNHNN=PR2)Fe(CO)2] (5and6). The crystal structure and1H{31P} NMR spectroscopy of the iodide-bound dearomatized species [Na(18-crown-6)][(CNHNN=PPh2)Fe(CO)2I] (7) showed that the deprotonated moiety was the phosphoramine N(H) linkage. Separately, themonocarbonylcomplexes [(CNHNNHPR2)Fe(CO)(MeCN)2](BF4) (8and9) synthesized, as well as deprotonated and dearomatized in similar fashion. Reactivity studies revealed that the parentdicarbonylcomplexes require more forceful conditions for H2activation, compared with themonocarbonylcomplexes. The ligand backbone was not found to participate in H2activation and H2→ hydride transfer to an organic substrate was not observed in either case. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the higher reactivity of themonocarbonylcomplex in H2splitting could be attributed to its higher affinity for H2. This behavior is attributed to two key points related to the requisitedπ(Fe) → σ*(H2) back-bonding interaction in a conventional M–H2Kubas interaction: (i) generally, the weaker π donor capacity of the dicarbonyls, and (ii) specifically, the detrimental effect of a strongly π acidic CO ligand (versus weakly π acidic MeCN ligand) trans to the H2activation site. The higher reactivity of themonocarbonylcomplex is also evidenced by the catalytic transfer hydrogenation bymonocarbonyl8, whereasdicarbonyl1was ineffective. Overall, the results suggest that Nature uses the dicarbonyl motif in [Fe]-hydrogenase todiminishthe interaction between the Fe center and dihydrogen, thereby preventing premature H2activation prior to substrate (H4MPT+) binding and any resulting nonspecific hydride transfer reactivity.