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Quantitative Account of the Bonding Properties of a Rubredoxin Model Complex [Fe(SCH3)4]q, q = -2, -1, +2, +3

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
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  1. National Hellenic Research Foundation
  2. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
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Iron-sulfur clusters play important roles in biology as parts of electron transfer chains and catalytic cofactors. Here, we report a detailed computational analysis of a structural model of the simplest natural iron-sulfur cluster of rubredoxin and its cationic counterparts. Specifically, we report results for the ground and low-lying electronically excited states of the complex [Fe(SCH3)4]2-/1-/2+/3+, using Multi-Reference (CASSCF, MRCISD), and Coupled Cluster [CCSD(T)] methodology in order to provide accurate adiabatic reduction energies, dissociation energies and insights into the bonding analysis. The nature of the Fe-S chemical bond and the magnitude of the ionization potentials in the anionic and cationic [Fe(SCH3)4] complexes offer a physical rationale for the relative stabilization, structure and speciation of these complexes. Anionic and cationic complexes present different types of chemical bonds: prevalently ionic in [Fe(SCH3)4]2-/1- complexes and covalent in [Fe(SCH3)4]2+/3+ complexes. The ionic bonds result in an energy gain for the transition [Fe(SCH3)4]2-®[Fe(SCH3)4]- (i.e., FeII®FeIII) of 1.5 eV, while the covalent bonds result in an energy loss for the transition [Fe(SCH3)4]2+®[Fe(SCH3)4]3+ of 16.6 eV, almost half of the IP of Fe2+. The ionic vs covalent bond character influences the Fe-S bond strength and length, i.e., ionic Fe-S bonds are longer than covalent ones by about 0.2 Å (for FeII) and 0.04 Å (for FeII). Finally, the average Fe-S heterolytic bond strength is 6.7 eV (FeII) and 14.6 (FeIII) eV at the RCCSD(T) level of theory.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1829603
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-162483
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 17
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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