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  • Bioinorganic Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry

Background:

  • Ferric heme-nitrosyl complexes, denoted as {FeNO}6, are crucial in biological systems but often cited as unstable model compounds.
  • Previous syntheses of {FeNO}6 complexes were prone to impurities, leading to perceived instability and hindering detailed studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a convenient method for the bulk synthesis of high-purity {FeNO}6 ferric heme-nitrosyl complexes.
  • To investigate the stability of these synthesized complexes and compare it to literature reports.
  • To prepare and characterize key intermediates in heme-nitrosyl complex reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of {FeNO}6 complexes via chemical or electrochemical oxidation of {FeNO}7 precursors.
  • Characterization using X-ray crystallography, UV-vis, IR, and nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS).
  • Preparation of halide-coordinated complexes [Fe(TPP)(NO)(X)] as reactive intermediates.

Main Results:

  • A reliable method for bulk synthesis of high-purity {FeNO}6 complexes was established.
  • Synthesized five- and six-coordinate complexes, [Fe(TPP)(NO)]+ and [Fe(TPP)(NO)(MI)]+, demonstrated stability in solution without excess NO gas.
  • Halide-coordinated complexes [Fe(TPP)(NO)(X)] were prepared, representing key intermediates in autoreduction reactions.

Conclusions:

  • The developed oxidation method yields stable, high-purity {FeNO}6 complexes, contrasting with previously reported instability.
  • {FeNO}6 complexes in proteins do not exhibit greater stability toward NO loss than these purified model complexes.
  • Vibrational spectroscopy provided insights into the electronic structure and the role of axial ligands trans to NO.