title: Substituted tren-capped porphyrins: probing the influence of copper in synthetic models of cytochrome c oxidase.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, UMR CNRS 6509, Institut de Chimie, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: L'Her
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boitrel
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015335:Molecular Probes; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015335:Molecular Probes; D011166:Porphyrins; D003300:Copper; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV