title: Coordination sphere flexibility of active-site models for Fe-only hydrogenase: studies in intra- and intermolecular diatomic ligand exchange.
abstract: A series of dinuclear complexes, (mu-SRS)Fe(2)(CO)(6) (R = -CH(2)CH(2)-, -CH(2)CH(2)CH(2)-, -CH(2)-C(6)H(4)-CH(2)-; edt, pdt, and o-xyldt, respectively) has been examined for specific characteristics that might relate to structural similarity with the active site of Fe-only hydrogenases. Variable-temperature proton NMR studies display the fluxionality of the iron-dithiocyclohexane unit in (mu-pdt)Fe(2)(CO)(6) while in the (mu-o-xyldt)Fe(2)(CO)(6) compound, the bridge is fixed. Temperature-dependent (13)C NMR spectral studies establish intramolecular CO site exchange localized on discrete Fe(CO)(3) units in all complexes, which is influenced by steric effects of the mu-SRS unit. Kinetic studies of intermolecular CO/CN(-) ligand-exchange reactions establish associative or I(a) mechanisms in sequential steps to form the dicyano dianion, (mu-SRS)[Fe(CO)(2)(CN)](2)(=) with 100% selectivity. Theoretical calculations (DFT) of transition states in the intramolecular site-exchange processes lead to a rationale for the interesting cooperativity in the CN(-)/CO intermolecular ligand-exchange process. The hinge motion of the three light atom S-to-S bridge is related to a possible heterolytic H(2) activation/production process in the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Georgakaki
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Reibenspies
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Darensbourg
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D008956:Models, Chemical; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000379:methods; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D008024:Ligands; C118830:iron hydrogenase; D006864:Hydrogenase