Diruthenium, diiron and mixed ruthenium-iron tetraiminediphenolate macrocyclic complexes: synthetic route, spectroscopy, molecular mechanics and redox properties.

A series of diruthenium(II), [Ru(2)(tidf)Cl(2)(H(2)O)(2)] x H(2)O, diiron(II) [Fe(2)(tidf)(MeOH)(4)](ClO(4))(2) and mixed ruthenium(II)-iron(II) [Ru(MeOH)(2)FeCl(H(2)O)(tidf)](ClO(4)) (tidf=a two compartment tetraiminediphenolate macrocycle) complexes were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, UV-vis, cyclic voltammetry and semi-empirical molecular mechanics calculations.

Electronic effects of electron-donating and -withdrawing groups in model complexes for iron-tyrosine-containing metalloenzymes.

Three new iron(III) complexes with the ligand N,N'-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N'-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethylenediamine, H2bbpen, containing electron-donating and -withdrawing groups (Me, Br, NO2) in the 5-position of the phenol rings were synthesized and fully characterized by IR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, and CHN elemental analyses. X-ray structures of the iron(III) complexes containing NO2 and Me groups were determined. The effects of the substituents on the electronic properties of the complexes were detected by UV-visible spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and X-ray crystallography.

Encapsulation of Fe(III) and Cu(II) complexes in NaY zeolite.

The use of nonporphyrin complexes encapsulated in zeolites as catalysts for oxidation reactions has been improved in the past decades by the discovery of increasing numbers of nonheme monoxygenases. The zeolite lattice can change the oxidative chemistry of the metallocomplexes, resulting in a catalytic effect different from those observed in homogeneous reactions. We report the encapsulation of iron and copper metallocomplexes with the ligand (2-hydroxybenzyl)(2-methylpyridyl)amine, Hbpa, and iron complexes with the ligand N,N'-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N'-bis(2-methylpyridyl) ethylenediamine, H(2)bbpen.

Study of the catalytic behavior of montmorillonite/iron(III) and Mn(III) cationic porphyrins.

Two samples of montmorillonite (one of Brazilian origin, BNC1 clay, and the other STX-1, supplied by the Clay Mineral Society Repository (University of Missouri, USA) were allowed to react with biomimetic metalloporphyrins of Fe(III) and Mn(III) in cationic form. The compounds were characterized by several techniques, showing that the metalloporphyrins molecules were adsorbed at the surface of the clay platelet crystals. The catalytic activities of the intercalated complexes for the oxidation of alkane were dependent upon the concentration of the porphyrin immobilized in the clay and factors such as the metal ion species in the porphyrins, choice of solvent, and concentration of the iodosylbenzene oxidant.