title: Kinetics studies of the reaction of the ruthenium porphyrin Ru(OEP)(CO) with the S-nitrosothiol N-acetyl-1-amino-2-methylpropyl-2-thionitrite.
abstract: The reaction of the S-nitrosothiol compound N-acetyl-1-amino-2-methylpropyl-2-thionitrite (RSNO) with the model metalloporphyrin complex Ru(II)(OEP)(CO) (OEP = octaethylporphyrinato dianion) gives the addition product trans-Ru(II)(OEP)(NO)(SR). Here we report the details of a stopped flow kinetics investigation which demonstrates the rapid equilibrium formation of an intermediate concluded to be S-bound RSNO complex Ru(II)(OEP)(RSNO)(CO), which undergoes a rate-limiting step, presumably S-NO bond cleavage to give a second intermediate Ru(III)(OEP)(SR)(CO) too short lived for direct observation. Notably, this is different from the nitrogen coordination pathway often proposed and represents an alternative mechanism by which S-nitrosothiols may be formed or decomposed in the presence of redox active metal centers. Also reported is a brief study of the quantitative photochemistry of RSNO, the photodecomposition of which complicates the kinetics studies by spectroscopic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Lars V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Andreasen
authors.forename: Ivan M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Lorkovic
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Richter-Addo
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D007700:Kinetics; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D009573:Nitrites / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; C456741:N-acetyl-1-amino-2-methylpropyl-2-thionitrite; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D012428:Ruthenium