Biomimetic models of [Fe]-hydrogenase featuring a 2-acylphenylthiomethyl-6-R-pyridine (R = H or OMe) ligand

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Nov 1;58(87):12168-12171. doi: 10.1039/d2cc04523k.

Abstract

Despite a variety of [Fe]-H2ase models prepared so far, the structural and functional modeling study of the enzyme has remained a great challenge. Now, we report a new type of flexible pyridine ligand (FPL)-based synthetic method by which two novel [Fe]-H2ase models have been prepared. Notably, the two models contain not only a biomimetic fac-acyl C, pyridyl N, thioether S coordination mode but also possess the enzyme-like H2/D2 activation functions.

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetic Materials* / chemistry
  • Biomimetics
  • Hydrogenase* / chemistry
  • Iron-Sulfur Proteins* / chemistry
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular
  • Pyridines / chemistry

Substances

  • Hydrogenase
  • Ligands
  • Iron-Sulfur Proteins
  • Pyridines