Synthesis of heme–tris(imidazolyl)methane copper complex, the first binuclear complex bearing three imidazole ligands for copper, as an active site model of cytochrome c oxidase

Abstract

As an active site model of cytochrome c oxidase, a new covalently-linked binuclear complex with three imidazole ligands for copper, heme–tris(imidazolyl)methane copper, was prepared and spectroscopically characterized.

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