Issue 43, 2006

Synthesis, structure and catalase-like activity of dimanganese(iii) complexes of 1,5-bis(X-salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol (X = 3- and 5-methyl). Influence of phenyl-ring substituents on catalytic activity

Abstract

The diMnIII complexes [Mn2(5-Me-salpentO)(µ-MeO)(µ-AcO)(H2O)Br] (1) and [Mn2(3-Me-salpentO)(µ-MeO)(µ-AcO)(MeOH)2]Br (2), where salpentOH = 1,5-bis(salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol, were synthesised and structurally characterized. The two complexes include a bis(µ-alkoxo)(µ-acetato) triply-bridged diMnIII core with an Mn⋯Mn separation of 2.93–2.94 Å, the structure of which is retained upon dissolution. Complexes 1 and 2 show catalytic activity toward disproportionation of H2O2, with first-order dependence on the catalyst, and saturation kinetics on [H2O2], in methanol and DMF. In DMF, the two complexes are able to disproportionate at least 1500 eq. of H2O2 without significant decomposition, while in methanol, they rapidly lose activity with formation of a non-coupled MnII species. Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry, EPR and UV/vis spectroscopy used to monitor the reaction suggest that the major active form of the catalyst occurs in the Mn2III oxidation state during cycling. The correlation between log(kcat) and the redox potentials of 1, 2 and analogous complexes of other X-salpentOH derivatives indicates that, in this series, the oxidation of the catalyst is probably the rate-limiting step in the catalytic cycle. It is also noted that formation of the catalyst-peroxide adduct is more sensitive to steric effects in DMF than in methanol. Overall, kinetics and spectroscopic studies of H2O2 dismutation by these complexes converge at a catalytic cycle that involves the Mn2III and Mn2IV oxidation states.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis, structure and catalase-like activity of dimanganese(iii) complexes of 1,5-bis(X-salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol (X = 3- and 5-methyl). Influence of phenyl-ring substituents on catalytic activity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jul 2006
Accepted
13 Sep 2006
First published
21 Sep 2006

Dalton Trans., 2006, 5156-5166

Synthesis, structure and catalase-like activity of dimanganese(III) complexes of 1,5-bis(X-salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol (X = 3- and 5-methyl). Influence of phenyl-ring substituents on catalytic activity

D. Moreno, C. Palopoli, V. Daier, S. Shova, L. Vendier, M. G. Sierra, J. Tuchagues and S. Signorella, Dalton Trans., 2006, 5156 DOI: 10.1039/B609366C

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