Mononuclear tris(2-mercapto-1-arylimidazolyl)hydroborato complexes of zinc, [Tm^Ar]ZnX: structural evidence that a sulfur rich coordination environment promotes the formation of a tetrahedral alcohol complex in a synthetic analogue of LADH

Abstract

The tris(2-mercapto-1-mesitylimidazolyl)borate ligand, [Tm^Mes]^–, has been used to synthesize {[Tm^Mes]Zn(HOMe)}⁺, a stable monomeric tetrahedral zinc–methanol complex which resembles the proposed alcohol intermediate in the catalytic cycle of the mechanism of action of liver alcohol dehydrogenase.

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