title: C-H bond activation of decamethylcobaltocene mediated by a nitrogenase Fe(8)S(7) P-cluster model.
abstract: A C-H bond of Cp*(2)Co was found to be cleaved by a [Fe(8)S(7)] cluster model of the nitrogenase P-cluster. This is the first example of C-H bond activation mediated by a biologically relevant Fe/S cluster. The reaction mechanism probably consists of electron transfer from Cp*(2)Co to the [Fe(8)S(7)] cluster and subsequent proton abstraction by the reduced form of the cluster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohki
authors.forename: Ayuro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Motosuke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imada
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi