In this report, we describe in detail the O(2)-binding chemistry of the metalloporphyrin (F(8)TPP)Fe(II) (1). This complex was synthesized from aqueous dithionite reduction of (F(8)TPP)Fe(III)-Cl (X-ray structure reported: C(55)H(36)ClF(8)FeN(4)O; a = 13.6517(2) A, b = 13.6475(2) A, c = 26.3896(4), alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 89.9776(4) degrees, gamma = 90 degrees; monoclinic, P2(1)/c, Z = 4). Complex 1 crystallizes from toluene/heptane solvent system as a bis(toluene) solvate, (F(8)TPP)Fe(II).(C(7)H(8))(2), with ferrous ion in the porphyrin plane (C(58)H(36)F(8)FeN(4); a = 20.9177(2) A, b = 11.7738(2) A, c = 19.3875(2), alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 108.6999(6) degrees, gamma = 90 degrees; monoclinic, C2/c, Z = 4; Fe-N(4)(av) = 2.002 A; N-Fe-N (all) = 90.0 degrees ). Close metal-arene contacts are also observed at 3.11-3.15 A. Upon oxygenation of 1 at 193 K in coordinating solvents, UV-visible and (2)H and (19)F NMR spectroscopies revealed the presence of a reversibly formed dioxygen adduct, formulated as the heme-superoxo complex (S)(F(8)TPP)Fe(III)-(O(2)(-)) (2) (S = solvent) [(i) tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent: UV-visible, 416 (Soret), 536 nm; (2)H NMR: delta(pyrrole) 8.9 ppm; (ii) EtCN solvent: UV-visible, 414 (Soret), 536 nm; (iii) acetone solvent: UV-visible, 416 (Soret), 537 nm; (2)H NMR: delta(pyrrole) 8.9 ppm]. Dioxygen-uptake manometry (THF, 193 K) revealed an O(2):1 oxygenation stoichiometry of 1.02:1, consistent with the heme-superoxo formulation of 2. Stopped-flow UV-visible spectrophotometry studies of the (F(8)TPP)Fe(II) (1)/O(2) reaction in EtCN and THF solvents were able to provide kinetic and thermodynamic insight into the reversible formation of 2 [(i) EtCN: Delta H degrees = -40 +/- 5 kJ/mol; Delta S degrees = -105 +/- 23 J/(K mol); k(1) = (5.57 +/- 0.04) x 10(3) M(-)(1) s(-)(1) (183 K); Delta H(++) = 38.6 +/- 0.2 kJ/mol; Delta S(++) = 42 +/- 1 J/(K mol); (ii) THF: Delta H* = -37.5 +/- 0.4 kJ/mol; Delta S* = -109 +/- 2 J/(K mol)]. The (F(8)TPP)Fe(II) (1)/O(2) reaction was also examined at reduced temperatures in noncoordinating solvents (toluene, CH(2)Cl(2)), where UV-visible and (2)H and (19)F NMR spectroscopies also revealed the presence of a reversibly formed adduct, formulated as the peroxo-bridged dinuclear complex [(F(8)TPP)Fe(III)](2)-(O(2)(2)(-)) (3) [CH(2)Cl(2): UV-visible, 414 (Soret), 535 nm; (2)H NMR, delta(pyrrole) 17.5 ppm]. Dioxygen-uptake spectrophotometric titrations revealed a stoichiometry of 2 (F(8)TPP)Fe(II) (1) per O(2) upon full formation of 3. Addition of a nitrogenous base, 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine, to a cold solution of 3 in dichloromethane gave rapid formation of the iron(IV)-oxo ferryl species (DMAP)(F(8)TPP)Fe(IV)==O (4), based upon UV-visible [417 (Soret), 541 nm] and (2)H NMR (delta(pyrrole) = 3.5 ppm) spectroscopic characterization. These detailed investigations into the O(2)-adducts and "ferryl" species formed from (F(8)TPP)Fe(II) (1) may be potentially important for a full understanding of our ongoing heme-copper oxidase model studies, which employ 1 or similar "...

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Carbon monoxide readily binds to heme and copper proteins, acting as a competitive inhibitor of dioxygen. As such, CO serves as a probe of protein metal active sites. In our ongoing efforts to mimic the active site of cytochrome c oxidase, reactivity toward carbon monoxide offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into the binding and spectroscopic characteristics of synthetic model compounds. In this paper, we report the synthesis and characterization of CO-adducts of ((5/6)L)Fe(II), [((5/6)L)Fe(II)...Cu(I)](B(C(6)F(5))(4)), and [(TMPA)Cu(I)(CH(3)CN)](B(C(6)F(5))(4)), where TMPA = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine and (5/6)L = a tetraarylporphyrinate tethered in either the 5-position ((5)L) or 6-position ((6)L) to a TMPA copper binding moiety. Reaction of ((5/6)L)Fe(II) [in THF (293 K): UV-vis 424 (Soret), 543-544 nm; (1)H NMR delta(pyrrole) 52-59 ppm (4 peaks); (2)H NMR (from ((5)L-d(8))Fe(II)) delta(pyrrole) 53.3, 54.5, 55.8, 56.4 ppm] with CO in solution at RT yielded ((5/6)L)Fe(II)-CO [in THF (293 K): UV-vis 413-414 (Soret), 532-533 nm; IR nu(CO)(Fe) 1976-1978 cm(-1); (1)H NMR delta(pyrrole) 8.8 ppm; (2)H NMR (from ((5)L-d(8))Fe(II)-CO) delta(pyrrole) 8.9 ppm; (13)C NMR delta((CO)Fe) 206.8-207.1 ppm (2 peaks)]. Experiments repeated in acetonitrile, acetone, toluene, and dichloromethane showed similar spectroscopic data. Binding of CO resulted in a change from five-coordinate, high-spin Fe(II) to six-coordinate, low-spin Fe(II), as evidenced by the upfield shift of the pyrrole resonances to the diamagnetic region ((1)H and (2)H NMR spectra). Addition of CO to [((5/6)L)Fe(II)...Cu(I)](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) [in THF (293 K): UV-vis ((6)L only) 424 (Soret), 546 nm; (1)H NMR delta(pyrrole) 54-59 ppm (multiple peaks); (2)H NMR (from [((5)L-d(8))Fe(II).Cu(I)](B(C(6)F(5))(4))) delta(pyrrole) 53.4 ppm (br)] gave the bis-carbonyl adduct [((5/6)L)Fe(II)-CO...Cu(I)-CO](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) [in THF (293 K): UV-vis ((6)L only) 413 (Soret), 532 nm; IR nu(CO)(Fe) 1971-1973 cm(-1), nu(CO)(Cu) 2091-2093 cm(-1), approximately 2070(sh) cm(-1); (1)H NMR delta(pyrrole) 8.7-8.9 ppm; (2)H NMR (from [((5)L-d(8))Fe(II)-CO...Cu(I)-CO](B(C(6)F(5))(4))) delta(pyrrole) 8.9 ppm; (13)C NMR delta((CO)Fe) 206.8-208.1 ppm (2 peaks), delta((CO)Cu) 172.4 ((5)L), 178.2 ((6)L) ppm]. Experiments in acetonitrile, acetone, and toluene exhibited spectral features similar to those reported. The [((5/6)L)Fe(II)-CO.Cu(I)-CO](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) compounds yielded (CO)(Fe) spectra analogous to those seen for ((5/6)L)Fe(II)-CO and (CO)(Cu) spectra similar to those seen for [(TMPA)Cu(I)-CO](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) [in THF (293 K): IR nu(CO)(Cu) 2091 cm(-1), approximately 2070(sh) cm(-1); (13)C NMR delta((CO)Cu) 180.3 ppm]. Additional IR studies were performed in which the [((5)L)Fe(II)-CO...Cu(I)-CO](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) in solution was bubbled with argon in an attempt to generate the iron-only mono-carbonyl [((5)L)Fe(II)-CO.Cu(I)](B(C(6)F(5))(4)) species; in coordinating solvent or with axial base present, decreases in characteristic IR-band intensities revealed complete loss of CO from co...

We present here the synthesis, characterization, and flash photolysis study of [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(CO)(THF)] (1) [F(8)TPP = tetrakis(2,6-difluorophenyl)porphyrinate(2-)]. Complex 1 crystallizes from THF/heptane solvent system as a tris-THF solvate, [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(CO)(THF)].3THF (1.3THF), with ferrous ion in the porphyrin plane (C(61)H(52)F(8)FeN(4)O(5); a = 11.7908(2) A, b = 20.4453(2) A, c = 39.9423(3), alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 90 degrees, gamma = 90 degrees; orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), Z = 8; Fe-N(4)(av) = 2.00 A; N-Fe-N (all) = 90.0 degrees ). This complex (as 1.THF) has also been characterized by (1)H NMR [six-coordinate, low-spin heme; CD(3)CN, RT, delta 8.82 (s, pyrrole-H, 8H), 7.89 (s, para-phenyl-H, 8H), 7.46 (s, meta-phenyl-H, 4H), 3.58 (s, THF, 8H), 1.73 (s, THF, 8H)], (2)H NMR (pyrrole-deuterated analogue) [(F(8)TPP-d(8))Fe(II)(CO)(THF)] [THF, RT, delta 8.78 ppm (s, pyrrole-D)], (13)C NMR (on (13)CO-enriched adduct) [THF-d(8), RT, delta 206.5 ppm; CD(2)Cl(2), RT, delta 206.1 ppm], UV-vis [THF, RT, lambda(max), 411 (Soret), 525 nm], and IR [293 K, solution, nu(CO) 1979 cm(-)(1) (THF), 1976 cm(-)(1) (acetone), 1982 cm(-)(1) (CH(3)CN)] spectroscopies. In order to more fully understand the intricacies of solvent-ligand binding (as compared to CO rebinding to the photolyzed heme), we have also synthesized the bis-THF adduct [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(THF)(2)]. Complex 2 also crystallizes from THF/heptane solvent system as a bis-THF solvate, [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(THF)(2)].2THF (2.2THF), with ferrous iron in the porphyrin plane (C(60)H(52)F(8)FeN(4)O(4); a = 21.3216(3) A, b = 12.1191(2) A, c = 21.0125(2) A, alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 105.3658(5) degrees, gamma = 90 degrees; monoclinic, C2/c, Z = 4; Fe-N(4)(av) = 2.07 A; N-Fe-N (all) = 90.0 degrees ). Further characterization of 2 includes UV-vis [THF, lambda(max), 421 (Soret), 542 nm] and (1)H NMR [six-coordinate, high spin heme; THF-d(8), RT, delta 56.7 (s, pyrrole-H, 8H), 8.38 (s, para-phenyl-H, 8H), 7.15 (s, meta-phenyl-H, 4H)] spectroscopies. Flash photolysis studies employing 1 were able to resolve the CO rebinding kinetics in both THF and cyclohexane solvents. In CO saturated THF [[CO] approximately 5 mM] and at [1] congruent with 5 microM, the conversion of [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(THF)(2)] (produced after photolytic displacement of CO) to [(F(8)TPP)Fe(II)(CO)(THF)] was monoexponential, with k(obs) = 1.6 (+/-0.2) x 10(4) s(-)(1). Reduction in [CO] by vigorous Ar purging gave k(obs) congruent with 10(3) s(-)(1) in cyclohexane. The study presented in this report lays the foundation for applying fast-time scale studies based on CO flash photolysis to the more complicated heterobimetallic heme/Cu systems.