Iron complexes macrocyclic ligands

Liao RZ, LiXC, Siegbahn PEM. Reaction mechanism of water oxidation catalyzed by iron tetraamido macrocyclic ligand complexes—a DPT study. Em J Inorg Chem. 2014 728-741. 

In addition, iron(II) complexes of tetraaza macrocyclic ligands 17-20 were encapsulated within the nanopores of zeolite-Y and were used as catalysts for the oxidation of styrene with molecular oxygen under mild conditions (Scheme 9) [57]. 

A dinuclear iron(ll/Ill) complex bearing a hexadentate phenol ligand displayed moderate activity toward aziridination of alkenes with PhlNTs a large excess of alkene (2,000 equiv. vs PhlNTs) was required for good product yields (Scheme 22) [76]. It is noteworthy that complex 4 is active in the aziridination of aliphatic alkenes, affording higher product yields than copper (11) catalysts with tetradentate macrocyclic ligands [77]. 

Selected other metal ion systems. There have been a number of investigations of the reduction of iron macrocyclic ligand complexes. In one such study, the Fe(n) complex [FeL(CH3CN)2]2+ [where L = (292)] was shown to exhibit three reduction waves in acetonitrile (Rakowski Busch, 1973). Controlled-potential electrolysis at the first reduction plateau (—1.2 V) led to isolation of [FeL]+ for which the esr spectrum is typical of a low-spin Fe(i) system. The quasi-reversible Fe(i)/Fe(n) couple occurs at —0.69 V versus Ag/AgN03. 

Among many different complexes that have been synthesized in attempt to mimic the structure and/or functionality of SODs (16-22), the most active SOD mimetics known to date are seven-coordinate Mn(II) complexes with macrocyclic ligands derived from C-substituted pentaazacyclopentadecane [15]aneNs and its pyridine derivative (Scheme 4) (12d,16a,23-25). Some of them possess SOD activity that exceeds the one of native mitochondrial MnSOD, and are the first SOD mimetics which entered clinical trials (12d,16a,23,26-28). A few Fe(III) complexes with the same type of ligands have also been studied and they are one of the best iron-based SOD catalysts (18). It should be stressed that the decomposition of superoxide catalyzed by these complexes has been quantified by direct stopped-fiow method, in the presence of a substantial superoxide excess over catalyst, as a reliable method for determining true SOD activity (29). 

Simple macrocyclic quadridentate complexes can be synthesized by template reactions from ethers derived from salicylaldehyde and diamines in the presence of appropriate metal ions such as nickel(II) (equation 3).35>36 However, these reactions can also be carried out quite effectively in the absence of metal ions to yield the free ligands, which can be obtained by hydrolysis of the complexes. An iron(II) macrocyclic quinquedentate chelate of this type has been produced by template synthesis (equation 4).37... 

In the case of the iron complex Fe(OMC) the intensity of the absorption has been related to the existence of stacking phenomena among the macrocyclic units, which are eliminated by interactions with chloride ions or axial ligands [28],... 

Figure 5-37. Proton loss from 5.21 generates an iron(n) complex of a tetraimine macrocyclic ligand.

Clearly, while porphyrin complexes are obvious candidates for modelling these kinds of biomimetic oxidations, a range of non-heme iron complexes based on macrocyclic and podand ligand have also proved to be successful structural and functional mimics.19 To take one example, Figure 12.13 shows the X-ray structure of the iron (IV) tetramethylcyclam (tmc) oxo complex [Felv(tmc)(0)(MeCN)]2+... 

Chanda, A. Popescu, D. L. Tiago de Oliveira, F. Bominaar, E. L. Ryabov, A. D. Miinck, E. Collins, T. J. High-valent iron complexes with tetraamido macrocyclic ligands ... 

Effect of Pressure on Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions of Seven-Coordinate Iron Complexes in Aqueous Solution It has been shown that seven-coordinate Fe(III) diaqua complexes consisting of a pentaaza macrocyclic ligand possess superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and therefore could serve an imitative SOD function.360 Choosing appropriate chemical composition of a chelate system yielded suitable pKa values for the two coordinated water molecules so that the Fe(III) complexes of 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(semicarbazone) (dapsox) and 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(semioxamazide) (dapsc) (see Scheme 7.12) would be present principally in the highly active aqua-hydroxo form in solution at physiological pH.361... 

These compounds are the first examples for the stabilization of the LS state of iron(II) with saturated nitrogen as the most abundant donors this has been ascribed by the authors to the enhanced ligand field strength due to the constrictive effect of the mechanically confining in-plane macrocyclic ligand . Six-coordinate iron(II) complexes are formed with relatively weak axial ligands such as X = CH3C002 >... 

Nearly all iron complexes of synthetic macrocyclic ligands contain nitrogen either as the only ligand atom or as the major donor present. Moreover, most macrocyclic ligands are tetradentate usually presenting a roughly planar N4 donor set to the centrally complexed metal ion. The comprehensive review by Melson390 of the coordination chemistry of macrocyclic compounds should be consulted for work published up until 1978. 

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