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Frontispiece: Diiron(III)–μ‐Fluoro Bisporphyrins: Effect of Bridging Ligand on the Metal Spin State
Author(s) -
Sil Debangsu,
Kumar Amit,
Rath Sankar Prasad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201683262
Subject(s) - methane monooxygenase , bimetallic strip , chemistry , bridging ligand , metal , stereochemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , enzyme , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Metalloporphyrins Bimetallic complexes bridged by small ligands (M‐X‐M motifs) have been extensively investigated in connection to their presence at the active site of various enzymes, such as methane monooxygenase, ribonucleotide reductases, and tyrosinase. The unique properties of fluoro‐bridged complexes compared to their hydroxo analogs makes them a subject of great interest. In their Full Paper on page 11214 ff., S. P. Rath et al. describe the synthesis and characterization of a hitherto unknown family of diiron(III)–μ‐fluoro bisporphyrins. Although isoelectronic with μ‐hydroxo complexes, the μ‐fluoro species are quite divergent in terms of electronic structure and properties.