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The structure of the heme o prosthetic group of Escherichia coli quinol oxidase (cytochrome o oxidase) has been unambiguously determined by preparation and characterization of its iron-free derivative porphyrin o dimethyl ester, or dimethyl 2,7,12,18-tetramethyl-3-[(4£,8£)-l -hydroxy-5,9,13-trimethyltetradeca-4,8,12-trienyl] -8-vinylporphine-13,17-dipropionate. The identity of this natural porphyrin dimethyl ester was established by 'H NMR, MS, IR, and RR spectroscopies as well as by comparisons with model compounds and the closely related porphyrin a dimethyl ester. The reliability of the structure determination was further strengthened by the isolation and characterization of the acetylated and dehydrated derivatives of porphyrin o.

Evidence for a bcc lattice of F centers in sodium-electro-sodalite (SES), synthesized by exposing dehydrated sodalite to sodium vapor, is presented. A high electron spin density in SES produces isotropic contact shifts in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of the framework nuclei whose magnitude is a discrete function of local electron density. Strong exchange coupling between unpaired electrons gives rise to an antiferromagnetic phase transition in SES at T N 48 6 2 K, providing the first example of an s-electron antiferromagnet. [S0031-9007(98)

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