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A Common Intermediate for N 2 Formation in Enzymes and Zeolites: Side‐On Cu–Nitrosyl Complexes
Author(s) -
Kwak Ja Hun,
Lee Jong H.,
Burton Sarah D.,
Lipton Andrew S.,
Peden Charles H. F.,
Szanyi János
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201303498
Subject(s) - chemistry , nitrite , side chain , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , mechanism (biology) , information retrieval , enzyme , combinatorial chemistry , computer science , reaction mechanism , stereochemistry , database , chemical engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , engineering , nitrate , quantum mechanics , polymer
Side on! Combined FTIR and NMR studies revealed the presence of a side‐on nitrosyl species in the zeolite Cu‐SSZ‐13. This intermediate is very similar to those found in nitrite reductase enzyme systems. The identification of this intermediate led to the proposal of a reaction mechanism that is fully consistent with the results of both kinetic and spectroscopic studies.