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Un interruptor de desulfuro / ditilo redóxido bioinspirado en un complejo de renio como reactivo de transferencia de
Shao-An Hua1, Lucas A Paul1, Manuel Oelschlegel1
1Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstraße 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|April 16, 2021
Resumen
Este estudio explora un complejo de renio con una fracción disulfuro / ditilo, imitando los cofactores biológicos para la transferencia de electrones acoplados a protones (PCET). El complejo demuestra una reactividad versátil de PCET, liberando protones, átomos de hidrógeno o iones hidruro.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química de coordinación
- La electroquímica
- Química bioorgánica
Sus antecedentes:
- La transferencia de electrones acoplados a protones (PCET) es vital en las reacciones biológicas y químicas.
- Los cofactores redox-activos naturales inspiran a los reactivos PCET sintéticos.
- La pareja disulfuro / ditilo es un sistema redox biológico prominente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la reactividad de transferencia de electrones acoplados a protones (PCET) de un complejo de renio sintético.
- Para explorar el papel de una fracción única de SH··-S en un ligando de bipiridina.
- Para imitar la función de los cofactores redox biológicos.
Principales métodos:
- Síntesis de un complejo de renio, fac-[Re(S-Sbpy) ((CO) 3Cl).
- Reducción electroquímica del enlace disulfuro a un tiolato.
- Caracterización de la protonación y subsecuente reactividad de las especies ditioladas.
Principales resultados:
- El complejo de renio se somete a una reducción de dos electrones a -1.16 V frente a Fc+
- La protonación del tiolato forma una unidad S-H···-S con una pKa de 24.7.
- El sistema disulfuro / ditilo muestra una diversa reactividad de PCET, liberando H +, átomo H o H - .
Conclusiones:
- El complejo de renio sintético imita efectivamente los cofactores redox biológicos.
- La fracción disulfuro / ditilo permite vías de transferencia de electrones acopladas a protones versátiles.
- Este sistema ofrece una plataforma para el desarrollo de nuevos reactivos sintéticos PCET.
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