The Acid-Base Properties, Hydrolytic Mechanism, and Susceptibility to O2 Oxidation of Fe4S4(SR)4-2 Clusters
AUTOR(ES)
Bruice, Thomas C.
RESUMO
The iron-sulfur cluster compounds Fe4S4(SR)4-2 [where —SR = —SCH3, —S—C(CH3)3, and —S— CH2—CH(CH3)2] have been found to represent the base species of weak acids of pKa comparable to that of carboxylic acids. The acid species Fe4S4(SR)4H- is most subject to reaction with O2 and to acid-catalyzed solvolysis, while the base species Fe4S4(SR)4-2 most readily undergoes ligand exchange. The kinetics for hydrolysis of the isobutyl mercaptide cluster salt has been investigated in detail and a mechanism involving the stepwise process [Formula: see text] has been proposed. The importance of the acid-base equilibria in determining the reactivity of the iron-sulfur clusters and its possible importance as a factor in the determination of the potentials of ferredoxins and high potential iron protein are discussed.
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