Chameleon states: High-valent metal-oxo species of cytochrome P450 and its ruthenium analogue

François Ogliaro, Samuand̈el P. De Visser, John T. Groves, Sason Shaik

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    Abstract

    Chameleon states: The ruthenium and iron metalloporphyrin analogues of compound I of cytochrome P450 (1; L = thiolate) possess low-lying states that change their electronic structure with solvent polarization. The ground state of the ruthenium complex is a low-spin electrophilic state, whereas the ground state of the iron complex is triradicaloid.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2874-2878
    Number of pages4
    JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
    Volume40
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Aug 2001

    Keywords

    • Cytochromes
    • Density functional calculations
    • Electronic structure
    • Metalloporphyrin
    • Ruthenium

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