[2Fe–2S] clusters supported by N -heterocyclic carbene ligands

2025/01/01 by Yuwei Ye, Xuebin Jiang, Qing Liu +2 · 1 voice
Energy · Chemistry · #Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Inorganic Chemistry and Materials

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5qi00120j

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/02/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The use of N -heterocyclic carbenes as ligands leads to the preparation of neutral di-ferrous [2Fe–2S] 0 clusters that allow detailed structural and spectroscopic characterization.

Citations

• Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
• Density-functional thermochemistry. III. The role of exact exchange

Discussions

• 👉 Liang Deng's team report the stabilization of the #di-ferrous [2Fe–2S]⁰ state by using N-heterocyclic carbene ( #NHC) moieties as supporting ligands. 📢 Learn more about the least understood oxid [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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