title: Shape-selective interception by hydrocarbons of the O2-derived oxidant of a biomimetic nonheme iron complex.
abstract: Picky ferryl: The complex [Fe(Tp(Ph(2)))(BF)] (Tp(Ph(2)) = hydrotris(3,5-diphenylpyrazolyl)borate; BF = benzoylformate) reacts with O(2) to generate an oxidant (see picture; O red, pink; Fe yellow; N blue; C gray; H white) that oxidizes added hydrocarbons shape-selectively. Discrimination derives from a cleft formed by two phenyl groups of the Tp(Ph(2)) ligand, favoring oblate spheroidal substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Metals in Biocatalysis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Anusree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Marlène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinho
authors.forename: Emile L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Bominaar
authors.forename: Eckard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Münck
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Que
mesh_terms: D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D016877:Oxidants; D010100:Oxygen