Substituted tren-capped porphyrins: probing the influence of copper in synthetic models of cytochrome c oxidase.
Tris(2-aminoethylamine) (tren)-capped porphyrins bearing electron donating or withdrawing groups on the amino functions of their tripod have been synthesised and the catalytic activity of each complex was carefully studied both as the iron and the iron-copper complexes: only one of our iron-copper complexes was shown to be active and selective towards the reduction of dioxygen to water.
Didier
Amandine
A
Université de Rennes 1, UMR CNRS 6509, Institut de Chimie, 35042 Rennes, France.
L'Her
Maurice
M
Boitrel
Bernard
B
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015335:Molecular Probes; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
D015335:Molecular Probes; D011166:Porphyrins; D003300:Copper; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV