Dioxygen activation and two consecutive oxidative decarboxylations of phenylpyruvate by nonheme iron(II) complexes: functional models of hydroxymandelate synthase (HMS) and CloR.

Authors :: Sheet D
Bhattacharya S
Paine TK
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2015 May 04; Vol. 51 (36), pp. 7681-4.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Two mononuclear iron(ii)-phenylpyruvate complexes of monoanionic facial N3 ligands are reported to react with dioxygen to undergo two consecutive oxidative decarboxylation steps via an iron-mandelate complex mimicking the function of HMS and CloR.

Subjects :: Crystallography, X-Ray
Decarboxylation
Ferrous Compounds chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen chemistry
Phenylpyruvic Acids chemistry
Ferrous Compounds metabolism
Oxygen metabolism
Oxygenases metabolism
Phenylpyruvic Acids metabolism

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