title: Reactions of NO with Mn(II) and Mn(III) centers coordinated to carboxamido nitrogen: synthesis of a manganese nitrosyl with photolabile NO.
abstract: The Mn(II) and Mn(III) complexes of the pentadentate ligand N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine-N-ethyl-2-pyridine-2-carboxamide (PaPy3H; H is the dissociable carboxamide H), namely, [Mn(PaPy3)(H2O)]ClO4 (1) and [Mn(PaPy3)(Cl)]ClO4 (2), with bound carboxamido nitrogen have been isolated and characterized. The high-spin Mn(II) center in 1 is very sensitive to dioxygen, and this complex is rapidly converted into 2 upon reaction with Cl- in air. The bound carboxamido nitrogen in 1 is responsible for this sensitivity toward oxidation since the analogous Schiff base complex [Mn(SBPy3)Cl]ClO4 (4) is very resistant to oxidation. Reaction of NO with 1 affords the diamagnetic [Mn-NO]6 nitrosyl [Mn(PaPy3)(NO)]ClO4 (5). Complexes with no bound carboxamido nitrogen such as 4 and [Mn(PaPy3H)(Cl)2] (3) do not react with NO. No reaction with NO is observed with the Mn(III) complexes 2 and [Mn(PaPy3)(MeCN)]2+ either. Collectively these reactions indicate that NO reacts only with the Mn(II) center ligated to at least one carboxamido nitrogen. Both the carbonyl and N-O stretching frequencies (nu(CO) and nu(NO)) of the present and related complexes strongly suggest a [low-spin Mn(II)-NO*] formulation for 5. The alternative description [low-spin Mn(I)-NO+] is not supported by the spectroscopic and redox behavior of 5. Complex 5 is the first example of a [Mn-NO]6 nitrosyl that exhibits photolability of NO upon illumination with low-intensity tungsten lamps in solvents such as MeCN and H2O. The rapid NO loss from 5 leads to the formation of the corresponding solvato species [Mn(PaPy3)(MeCN)]2+ under aerobic conditions. Oxidation of 5 with (NH4)2[Ce(NO3)6] in MeCN affords the highly reactive paramagnetic (S = 1/2) [MnNO]5 nitrosyl [Mn(PaPy3)(NO)](NO3)2 (6) in high yield. Spectroscopic and magnetic studies confirm a [low-spin Mn(II)-NO+] formulation for 6. The N-O stretching frequencies (nu(NO)) of 5, 6, and analogous nitrosyls reported by other groups collectively suggest that nu(NO) is a better indicator of the oxidation state of NO (NO+, NO*, or NO-) in non-heme iron and other transition-metal complexes with bound NO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Aura A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Eroy-Reveles
authors.forename: Belem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Theodore R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: Marilyn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Olmstead
authors.forename: Pradip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mascharak
mesh_terms: D008024:Ligands; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D008345:Manganese; D009584:Nitrogen