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Functionalized Sugars as Ligands towards Water‐Soluble [Fe‐only] Hydrogenase Models
Author(s) -
Apfel UlfPeter,
Halpin Yvonne,
Gottschaldt Michael,
Görls Helmar,
Vos Johannes G.,
Weigand Wolfgang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200800720
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrogenase , electrochemistry , sulfur , acetic acid , sugar , residue (chemistry) , water soluble , selenium , hydrogen , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , stereochemistry , medicinal chemistry , polymer chemistry , electrode
Only a small number of water‐soluble iron carbonyl type model compounds for the active centre in [Fe‐only] hydrogenase are known, and these models are mainly prepared by substitution of one of the CO ligands. In this publication we present new water‐soluble models for [Fe‐only] hydrogenase that contain a peripherally bound sugar residue. Compounds were prepared in which the 1,3‐disulfanyl‐2‐propyltetra‐ O ‐acetyl‐β‐ D ‐glucopyranoside unit is coordinated to the iron carbonyl core through either a sulfur or a selenium bridgehead atom. Electrochemical results for both types of compounds reveal hydrogen gas evolution from acetic acid and water. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)