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DOI: 10.1039/A905353K (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1999, 1935-1936

Synthesis and structure of a thiolate-bridged nickel–iron complex: towards a mimic of the active site of NiFe-hydrogenase

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Sian C. Davies, David J. Evans, David L. Hughes, Steven Longhurst and J. Roger Sanders

Abstract

The reaction, under carbon monoxide, of [Fe(NS3)(CO)]– [NS3 = N(CH2CH2S)33–] with [NiCl2(dppe)] gives the structurally characterised dinuclear thiolate-bridged complex [{Fe(NS3)(CO)2-S,S′}NiCl(dppe)], which has structural features similar to those of the active site of NiFe-hydrogenase.

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