Wilson, Daniel WN;
Fataftah, Majed S;
Mathe, Zachary;
Mercado, Brandon Q;
DeBeer, Serena;
Holland, Patrick L;
(2024)
Three-Coordinate Nickel and Metal–Metal Interactions in a Heterometallic Iron–Sulfur Cluster.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
, 146
(6)
pp. 4013-4025.
10.1021/jacs.3c12157.
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Abstract
Biological multielectron reactions often are performed by metalloenzymes with heterometallic sites, such as anaerobic carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH), which has a nickel–iron–sulfide cubane with a possible three-coordinate nickel site. Here, we isolate the first synthetic iron–sulfur clusters having a nickel atom with only three donors, showing that this structural feature is feasible. These have a core with two tetrahedral irons, one octahedral tungsten, and a three-coordinate nickel connected by sulfide and thiolate bridges. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Mössbauer, and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) data are combined with density functional theory (DFT) computations to show how the electronic structure of the cluster arises from strong magnetic coupling between the Ni, Fe, and W sites. X-ray absorption spectroscopy, together with spectroscopically validated DFT analysis, suggests that the electronic structure can be described with a formal Ni1+ atom participating in a nonpolar Ni–W σ-bond. This metal–metal bond, which minimizes spin density at Ni1+, is conserved in two cluster oxidation states. Fe–W bonding is found in all clusters, in one case stabilizing a local non-Hund state at tungsten. Based on these results, we compare different M–M interactions and speculate that other heterometallic clusters, including metalloenzyme active sites, could likewise store redox equivalents and stabilize low-valent metal centers through metal–metal bonding.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Three-Coordinate Nickel and Metal–Metal Interactions in a Heterometallic Iron–Sulfur Cluster |
| DOI: | 10.1021/jacs.3c12157 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c12157 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193378 |
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