This report establishes that trigonally coordinated "[PhBPiPr3]M" platforms (M = Fe, Co) will support both pi-acidic (N2) and pi-basic (NR) ligands at a fourth binding site. The N2 complexes of iron that are described are the first thoroughly characterized examples to exhibit a 4-coordinate geometry. Methylation of monomeric {Fe0(N2)-} and {Co0(N2)-} species successfully derivatizes the beta-N ...

Reaction of cis-diazidobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III)nitrate with ammonium thiocyanate in a 1 : 2 molar ratio in aqueous medium gave the title cobalt(III) compound, cis-[Co(en)2(N3)2]SCN, as reddish brown crystals in almost quantitative yield. The complex salt was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic, H and C NMR spectroscopic studies. An X-ray structure determination revealed a...

Nitrile hydratase (NHase, EC 4.2.1.84) is a metalloenzyme which catalyses the conversion of nitriles to amides. The high efficiency and broad substrate range of NHase have led to the successful application of this enzyme as a biocatalyst in the industrial syntheses of acrylamide and nicotinamide and in the bioremediation of nitrile waste. Crystal structures of both cobalt(III)- and iron(III)-de...

Metal-nitrosyl complexes are key intermediates involved in many biological and physiological processes of nitric oxide (NO) activation by metalloproteins. In this study, we report the reactivities of mononuclear cobalt(III)-nitrosyl complexes bearing N-tetramethylated cyclam (TMC) ligands, [(14-TMC)Co(III)(NO)](2+) and [(12-TMC)Co(III)(NO)](2+), in NO-transfer and dioxygenation reactions. The C...

Polynuclear iron(III)-oxyhydroxide carbohydrate complexes (pn-ICC) for parenteral, mainly intravenous application are individual compounds/molecules that can be described as prodrugs. They contain iron in a specific reactive form minimizing toxic reactions and allowing it to be incorporated into the hem of hemoglobin, into ferritin, transferrin and various enzymes, among others of the respirato...

The use of 2-pyridinealdoxime (paoH)/N,N'-donor ligand (L-L) "blend" in cobalt chemistry has afforded two cationic mononuclear cobalt(III) complexes of the general type [Co(pao)(2)(L-L)](+), where L-L = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy). The CoCl(2)/paoH/L-L (1 : 2 : 1) reaction system in MeOH gives complexes [Co(III)(pao)(2)(phen)]Cl.2H(2)O (1.2H(2)O) and [Co(III)(pao)(2)(bp...

Vitamin B12, Cobyric Acid, Fe(III)Cobalamin, Fe(III)Cobyric Acid, Iron-B12-Analogues, UV/VIS-, NMR-, ESR-Spectra The reaction of hydrogenocobalamin or hydrogenocobyric acid (both isolated from Chromatium vinosum) with iron(III) acetate and iron powder in acetic acid under N 2 at 80 °C leads to the incorporation of iron into these cobalt-free corrinoids. The products, Fe(III)cobalamin and Fe(ni)...