C−H Bond Activation of Decamethylcobaltocene Mediated by a Nitrogenase Fe8S7 P-Cluster Model

Ohki, Yasuhiro; Murata, Ayuro; Imada, Motosuke; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki

doi:10.1021/ic900284f.s001

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C−H Bond Activation of Decamethylcobaltocene Mediated by a Nitrogenase Fe₈S₇ P-Cluster Model

journal contribution

posted on 2009-05-18, 00:00 authored by Yasuhiro Ohki, Ayuro Murata, Motosuke Imada, Kazuyuki Tatsumi

A C−H bond of Cp*₂Co was found to be cleaved by a [Fe₈S₇] cluster model of the nitrogenase P-cluster. This is the first example of C−H bond activation mediated by a biologically relevant Fe/S cluster. The reaction mechanism probably consists of electron transfer from Cp*₂Co to the [Fe₈S₇] cluster and subsequent proton abstraction by the reduced form of the cluster.