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A new siderophore, N5,N6-thiodipropanoyl-bis[N1,N10-bis(2,3-dihydroxy benzoyl-spermidine)]-Fe (III) complex or H2LFe has been synthesised. The reaction of the reduced form of this complex with dioxygen has been investigated through electrochemical study and revealed the formation of a new species assumed to be H2O2. This species has been confirmed by esr spectroscopy using the diamagnetic compound 5-deutero-2,2,5-trimethylpyrrolidine-1-hydroxyl as spin trap. The resulting persistent radical is 5-deutero-2,2,5-trimethylpyrrolidine-1-yloxy (aN = 16.58 G, aD = 3.49 G).

A new tetra-catecholamide compound N5,N6-thiodipropanoyl-bis[N1,N10-bis(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl-spermidi ne)] (H8L) has been synthesised as an iron chelator of Fe (III). Cyclic voltammogram of the iron complex H2LFe run under an argon atmosphere shows a quasi-reversible redox process with E0 = -430 mV vs. SCE in CH3OH/H20 (60/40). This value approaches the range of biological reductants and consequently the complex may mimic the release of iron from enterobactin to the agents which are directly involved in cell metabolism.