Coupling of nitric oxide and release of nitrous oxide from rare-earth-dinitrosyliron complexes

Arun Kumar Bar, María José Heras Ojea, Jinkui Tang, Richard A. Layfield

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Abstract

Addition of Lewis acidic [Cp*2M]+ (M = Y, Gd) to the dinitrosyliron complexes (DNICs) [(NacNacAr)Fe(NO)2]− (Ar = mesityl, 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) results in formation of the isonitrosyl-bridged DNICs [(Cp*)2M(μ-ON)2Fe(NacNacAr)]. When Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, coupling of the NO ligands and release of N2O occur. Two factors contribute to this previously unobserved DNIC reactivity mode. First, the oxophilic rare-earth elements drive the formation of isonitrosyl bonds, forcing the DNIC nitrogen atoms into proximity. Second, the bulky substituents further squeeze the DNIC, which ultimately overcomes the barrier to NO coupling, demonstrating that N2O elimination can occur from a single iron center.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4104–4107
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume142
Issue number9
Early online date17 Feb 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • NO ligands
  • dinitrosyliron complexes
  • oxophilic rare-earth elements
  • cardiovascular system
  • nitric oxide
  • nitrous oxide

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