title: Unexpected nitrosyl-group bending in six-coordinate [M(NO)](6) sigma-bonded aryl(iron) and -(ruthenium) porphyrins.
abstract: The six-coordinate nitrosyl sigma-bonded aryl(iron) and -(ruthenium) porphyrin complexes (OEP)Fe(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) and (OEP)Ru(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) (OEP = octaethylporphyrinato dianion) have been synthesized and characterized. Single-crystal X-ray structure determinations reveal an unprecedented bending and tilting of the MNO group for both [MNO](6) species as well as significant lengthening of trans axial bond distances. In (OEP)Fe(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) the Fe-N-O angle is 157.4(2) degrees, the nitrosyl nitrogen atom is tilted off of the normal to the heme plane by 9.2 degrees, Fe-N(NO) = 1.728(2) A, and Fe-C(aryl) = 2.040(3) A. In (OEP)Ru(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) the Ru-N-O angle is 154.9(3) degrees, the nitrosyl nitrogen atom is tilted off of the heme normal by 10.8 degrees, Ru-N(NO) = 1.807(3) A, and Ru-C(aryl) = 2.111(3) A. We show that these structural features are intrinsic to the molecules and are imposed by the strongly sigma-donating aryl ligand trans to the nitrosyl. Density functional-based calculations reproduce the structural distortions observed in the parent (OEP)Fe(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) and, combined with the results of extended Hückel calculations, show that the observed bending and tilting of the FeNO group indeed represent a low-energy conformation. We have identified specific orbital interactions that favor the unexpected bending and tilting of the FeNO group. The aryl ligand also affects the Fe-NO pi-bonding as measured by infrared and (57)Fe Mössbauer spectroscopies. The solid-state nitrosyl stretching frequencies for the iron complex (1791 cm(-)(1)) and the ruthenium complex (1773 cm(-)(1)) are significantly reduced compared to their respective [MNO](6) counterparts. The Mössbauer data for (OEP)Fe(NO)(p-C(6)H(4)F) yield the quadrupole splitting parameter +0.57 mm/s and the isomer shift 0.14 mm/s at 4.2 K. The results of our study show, for the first time, that bent Fe-N-O linkages are possible in formally ferric nitrosyl porphyrins.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
authors: G B
authors: GB
authors: Richter-Addo
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Wheeler
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Hixson
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Chen
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Khan
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Ellison
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Schulz
authors: W R
authors: WR
authors: Scheidt
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D015204:Spectroscopy, Mossbauer
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide