title: [Ni(xbsms)Ru(CO)2Cl2]: a bioinspired nickel-ruthenium functional model of [NiFe] hydrogenase.
abstract: As a model of the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenases, a dinuclear nickel-ruthenium complex [Ni(xbsms)Ru(CO)2Cl2] was synthesized and fully characterized. The three-dimensional structure reveals a nickel center in a square-planar dithioether-dithiolate environment connected to a ruthenium moiety via a Ni(mu-SR)2Ru bridge. This complex catalyzes hydrogen evolution by electroreduction of the weakly acidic Et3NH+ ions in N,N-dimethylformamide and is therefore the first functional bioinspired model of [NiFe] hydrogenases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie des Centres Rédox Biologiques UMR CNRS-UJF-CEA 5047, DRDC/CB, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oudart
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Artero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pécaut
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontecave
mesh_terms: D002844:Chromatium / Q000201:enzymology; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009532:Nickel; D012428:Ruthenium; D006859:Hydrogen; D007501:Iron; C043296:nickel-iron hydrogenase; D006864:Hydrogenase