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SUBMITTER: Srnec M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3437891 | biostudies-other | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Srnec Martin M Wong Shaun D SD England Jason J Que Lawrence L Solomon Edward I EI
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20120820 36
S = 2 Fe(IV) ═ O species are key intermediates in the catalysis of most nonheme iron enzymes. This article presents detailed spectroscopic and high-level computational studies on a structurally-defined S = 2 Fe(IV) ═ O species that define its frontier molecular orbitals, which allow its high reactivity. Importantly, there are both π- and σ-channels for reaction, and both are highly reactive because they develop dominant oxyl character at the transition state. These π- and σ-channels have differe ...[more]