title: Nitrite reduction by a pyridinediimine complex with a proton-responsive secondary coordination sphere.
abstract: The proton-responsive pyridinediimine ligand, (DEA)PDI (where (DEA)PDI = [(2,6-(i)PrC6H3)(N[double bond, length as m-dash]CMe)(N(Et)2C2H4)(N[double bond, length as m-dash]CMe)C5H3N]) was utilized for the reduction of NO2(-) to NO. Nitrite reduction is facilitated by the protonated secondary coordination sphere coupled with the ligand-based redox-active sites of [Fe(H(DEA)PDI)(CO)2](+) and results in the formation of the {Fe(NO)2}(9) DNIC, [Fe((DEA)PDI)(NO)2](+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA. John.gilbertson@wwu.edu.
authors.forename: Yubin M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Mayra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Lev N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Zakharov
authors.forename: Takele
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seda
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gilbertson