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Title: First generation analogues of the binuclear site in the Fe-only hydrogenases: Fe{sub 2}({mu}-SR){sub 2}(CO){sub 4}(CN){sub 2}{sup 2{minus}}

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja9924187· OSTI ID:20013673

Hydrogenase enzymes are utilized by numerous microorganisms to produce dihydrogen or to take up dihydrogen in support of their metabolic activities. The two families of metallo-hydrogenases feature FeM({mu}-SR){sub 2}(CO){sub n}(CN){sub n} cores. Having cyanide and CO coligands as well as metal-metal bonding, the hydrogenase active sites represent a link between the otherwise disparate realms of organometallic and biological Fe-S chemistry.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
OSTI ID:
20013673
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 121, Issue 41; Other Information: PBD: 20 Oct 1999; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English