Relative Binding Affinity of Thiolate, Imidazolate, Phenoxide, and Nitrite Toward the {Fe(NO)₂} Motif of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes (DNICs): The Characteristic Pre-Edge Energy of {Fe(NO)₂}9 DNICs

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Abstract

The synthesis, characterization, and transformation of the anionic {Fe(NO)(2)}(9) dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) [(NO)(2)Fe(ONO)(2)](-) (1), [(NO)(2)Fe(OPh)(2)](-) (2), [(NO)(2)Fe(OPh)(C(3)H(3)N(2))](-) (3) (C(3)H(3)N(2) = imidazolate), [(NO)(2)Fe(OPh)(-SC(4)H(3)S)](-) (4), [(NO)(2)Fe(p-OPhF)(2)](-) (5), and [(NO)(2)Fe(SPh)(ONO)](-) (6) were investigated. The binding affinity of ligands ([SPh](-), [-SC(4)H(3)S](-), [C(3)H(3)N(2)](-), [OPh](-), and [NO(2)](-)) toward the {Fe(NO)(2)}(9) motif follows the ligand-displacement series [SPh](-) approximately [-SC(4)H(3)S](-) > [C(3)H(3)N(2)](-) > [OPh](-) > [NO(2)](-). The findings, the pre-edge energy derived from the 1s --> 3d transition in a distorted T(d) environment of the Fe center falling within the range of 7113.4-7113.8 eV for the anionic {Fe(NO)(2)}(9) DNICs, implicate that the iron metal center of DNICs is tailored to minimize the electronic changes accompanying changes in coordinated ligands. Our results bridging the ligand-substitution reaction study and X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the electronic richness of the {Fe(NO)(2)}(9) core may point the way to understanding the reasons for nature's choice of combinations of cysteine, histidine, and tyrosine in protein-bound DNICs and rationalize that most DNICs characterized/proposed nowadays are bound to the proteins almost through the thiolate groups of cysteinate/glutathione side chains in biological systems.

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