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Biomimetic catalysis of nitrite reductase enzyme using copper complexes in chemical and electrochemical reduction of nitrite.

Authors :
Ferreira, Millena P.
Castro, Caio B.
Honorato, João
He, Sheng
Gonçalves Guimarães Júnior, Walber
Esmieu, Charlene
Castellano, Eduardo E.
de Moura, André F.
Truzzi, Daniela R.
Nascimento, Otaciro R.
Simonneau, Antoine
Marques Netto, Caterina G. C.
Source :
Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; 8/28/2023, Vol. 52 Issue 32, p11254-11264, 11p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Copper nitrite reductase mimetics were synthesized using three new tridentate ligands sharing the same N,N,N motif of coordination. The ligands were based on L -proline modifications, attaching a pyridine and a triazole to the pyrrolidine ring, and differ by a pendant group (R = phenyl, n-butyl and n-propan-1-ol). All complexes coordinate nitrite, as evidenced by cyclic voltammetry, UV-Vis, FTIR and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies. The coordination mode of nitrite was assigned by FTIR and EPR as κ<superscript>2</superscript>O chelate mode. Upon acidification, EPR experiments indicated a shift from chelate to monodentate κO mode, and <superscript>15</superscript>N NMR experiments of a Zn<superscript>2+</superscript> analogue, suggested that the related Cu(II) nitrous acid complex may be reasonably stable in solution, but in equilibrium with free HONO under non catalytic conditions. Reduction of nitrite to NO was performed both chemically and electrocatalytically, observing the highest catalytic activities for the complex with n-propan-1-ol as pendant group. These results support the hypothesis that a hydrogen bond moiety in the secondary coordination sphere may aid the protonation step. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14779226
Volume :
52
Issue :
32
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
169952436
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01091k