DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05603a ISSN: 2041-6520

A high-spin alkylperoxo–iron(iii) complex with cis-anionic ligands: implications for the superoxide reductase mechanism

Tarali Devi, Kuheli Dutta, Jennifer Deutscher, Stefan Mebs, Uwe Kuhlmann, Michael Haumann, Beatrice Cula, Holger Dau, Peter Hildebrandt, Kallol Ray
  • General Chemistry
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Cis-anionic ligands stabilize high-spin Fe(

iii
)–alkylperoxo complexes against homolytic O–O bond cleavage to form an iron(
iv
)–oxo moiety. The study provides some basis to speculate the structure of peroxy intermediates in superoxide reductase.

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