Stereochemistry of electrophilic attack at 34e⁻ dimetallic complexes: the case of diiron dithiolato carbonyls + MeS⁺

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jun 21;47(23):6554-6. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10858a.

Abstract

Experimental and computational experiments show that the electrophile MeS(+) attacks a single Fe center in Fe(2)(propanedithiolate)(CO)(4)(PMe(3))(2) followed by isomerization of this terminal thiolato complex to the corresponding μ-SMe derivative.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Catalytic Domain
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry
  • Hydrogenase / chemistry
  • Iron-Sulfur Proteins / chemistry
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Iron-Sulfur Proteins
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • dithiol-iron(III)-sulfide complex
  • iron hydrogenase
  • Hydrogenase