Cu4S Cluster in “0-Hole” and “1-Hole” States: Geometric and Electronic Structure Variations for the Active CuZ* Site of N2O Reductase

Liu, Yang and Chatterjee, Sayanti and Cutsail III, George E. and Peredkov, Sergey and Gupta, Sandeep K. and Dechert, Sebastian and DeBeer, Serena and Meyer, Franc (2023) Cu4S Cluster in “0-Hole” and “1-Hole” States: Geometric and Electronic Structure Variations for the Active CuZ* Site of N2O Reductase. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 145 (33). pp. 18477-18486. ISSN 0002-7863, 1520-5126

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Abstract

The active site ofnitrous oxide reductase (N2OR), akey enzyme in denitrification, features a unique & mu;(4)-sulfido-bridged tetranuclear Cu cluster (the so-called Cu-Z or Cu-Z* site). Details of the catalytic mechanism haveremained under debate and, to date, synthetic model complexes of theCu(Z)*/Cu-Z sites are extremely rare due to thedifficulty in building the unique {Cu-4(& mu;(4)-S)} core structure. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterizationof [Cu-4(& mu;(4)-S)](n+) (n = 2, 2; n = 3, 3) clusters,supported by a macrocyclic {py(2)NHC(4)} ligand(py = pyridine, NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene), inboth their 0-hole (2) and 1-hole (3) states,thus mimicking the two active states of the Cu-Z* site duringenzymatic N2O reduction. Structural and electronic propertiesof these {Cu-4(& mu;(4)-S)} clusters are elucidatedby employing multiple methods, including X-ray diffraction (XRD),nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), UV/vis, electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR), Cu/S K-edge X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), and Cu K-edgeX-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in combination with time-dependentdensity functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. A significant geometrychange of the {Cu-4(& mu;(4)-S)} core occursupon oxidation from 2 (& tau;(4)(S) = 0.46,seesaw) to 3 (& tau;(4)(S) = 0.03, square planar),which has not been observed so far for the biological Cu-Z(*) site and is unprecedented for known model complexes. The singleelectron of the 1-hole species 3 is predominantly delocalizedover two opposite Cu ions via the central S atom, mediated by a & pi;/& pi;superexchange pathway. Cu K-edge XAS and Cu/S K-edge XES corroboratea mixed Cu/S-based oxidation event in which the lowest unoccupiedmolecular orbital (LUMO) has a significant S-character. Furthermore,preliminary reactivity studies evidence a nucleophilic character ofthe central & mu;(4)-S in the fully reduced 0-hole state.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: NITROUS-OXIDE REDUCTASE; COPPER-SULFUR CLUSTER; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INSIGHT; GREENHOUSE-GAS; LIGANDS; COMPLEX; MODEL; REACTIVITY
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2024 09:56
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2024 09:56
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/60069

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