Abstract
The series of complexes [Mn(IV)(X-SALPN)(μ2-O)]2, 1: X=5-OCH3; 2: X=H; 3: X=5-Cl; 4: X=3,5-diCl; 5: X=5-NO2, contain [Mn2O2]4+ cores with Mn-Mn separations of 2.7 Å. These molecules can be protonated to form [Mn(IV)(X-SALPN)(μ2-O,OH)]2 + in which a bridging oxide is protonated. The pKa values for the series of [Mn(IV)(X-SALPN)(μ2-O,OH)]2 + track linearly versus the shift in redox potential with a slope of 84 mV/pKa. This observation suggests that the [Mn2O2]4+ core can be considered as a unit in which the free energy of protonation is directly related to the ability to reduce the Mn(IV) ion. The marked sensitivity of the reduction potential to the presence of protons presents a mechanism in which an enzyme can control the oxidizing capacity of an oxo manganese cluster by the degree and timing of oxo bridge protonation.
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Abbreviations
- AnH+CF3SO3 - :
-
anilinium triflate
- DMA:
-
N,N-dimethyl acetamide
- H2SALPN:
-
1,3-bis(salicylideneiminato)propane
- H2(5-Cl-SALPN):
-
1,3-bis(5-chlorosalicylideneiminato)propane;
- H2(3,5-diCl-SALPN):
-
1,3-bis(3,5-dichlorosalicylideneiminato)propane
- H2(5-NO2-SALPN):
-
1,3-bis(5-nitorosalicylideneiminato)propane
- H2(5-OMe-SALPN):
-
1,3-bis(5-methoxysalicylideneiminato)propane
- LuH+CF3SO3 - :
-
2,4-lutidinium triflate
- ME3NH+Ph4B- :
-
trimethylammonium tetraphenylborate
- OEC:
-
oxygen evolving complex
- PyH+ClO4 - :
-
pyridinium perchlorate
- SCE:
-
saturated calomel electrode
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Baldwin, M.J., Gelasco, A. & Pecoraro, V.L. The effect of protonation on [Mn(IV)(μ2-O)]2 complexes. Photosynth Res 38, 303–308 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046754
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