Spin Interconversion of Heme-Peroxo-Copper Complexes Facilitated by Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding InteractionsClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Andrew W. SchaeferAndrew W. SchaeferDepartment of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United StatesMore by Andrew W. Schaefer
- Melanie A. EhudinMelanie A. EhudinDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United StatesMore by Melanie A. Ehudin
- David A. QuistDavid A. QuistDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United StatesMore by David A. Quist
- Joel A. TangJoel A. TangDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United StatesMore by Joel A. Tang
- Kenneth D. Karlin*Kenneth D. Karlin*[email protected]Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United StatesMore by Kenneth D. Karlin
- Edward I. Solomon*Edward I. Solomon*[email protected]Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United StatesMore by Edward I. Solomon
Abstract

Synthetic peroxo-bridged high-spin (HS) heme-(μ-η2:η1-O22−)-Cu(L) complexes incorporating (as part of the copper ligand) intramolecular hydrogen-bond (H-bond) capabilities and/or steric effects are herein demonstrated to affect the complex’s electronic and geometric structure, notably impacting the spin state. An H-bonding interaction with the peroxo core favors a low-spin (LS) heme-(μ-η1:η1-O22–)-Cu(L) structure, resulting in a reversible temperature-dependent interconversion of spin state (5 coordinate HS to 6 coordinate LS). The LS state dominates at low temperatures, even in the absence of a strong trans-axial heme ligand. Lewis base addition inhibits the H-bond facilitated spin interconversion by competition for the H-bond donor, illustrating the precise H-bonding interaction required to induce spin-crossover (SCO). Resonance Raman spectroscopy (rR) shows that the H-bonding pendant interacts with the bridging peroxide ligand to stabilize the LS but not the HS state. The H-bond (to the Cu-bound O atom) acts to weaken the O–O bond and strengthen the Fe–O bond, exhibiting ν(M–O) and ν(O–O) values comparable to analogous known LS complexes with a strong donating trans-axial ligand, 1,5-dicyclohexylimidazole, (DCHIm)heme-(μ-η1:η1-O22–)-Cu(L). Variable-temperature (−90 to −130 °C) UV–vis and 2H NMR spectroscopies confirm the SCO process and implicate the involvement of solvent binding. Examining a case of solvent binding without SCO, thermodynamic parameters were obtained from a van’t Hoff analysis, accounting for its contribution in SCO. Taken together, these data provide evidence for the H-bond group facilitating a core geometry change and allowing solvent to bind, stabilizing a LS state. The rR data, complemented by DFT analysis, reveal a stronger H-bonding interaction with the peroxo core in the LS compared to the HS complexes, which enthalpically favors the LS state. These insights enhance our fundamental understanding of secondary coordination sphere influences in metalloenzymes.
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