Synthesis and characterization of [Fe(BPMEN)-ACC]SbF 6 : a structural and functional mimic of ACC-oxidase †

Y Roux (1) , W Ghattas (1) , F Avenier (1) , R Guillot (1) , Ariane Jalila Simaan (2) , J.-P Mahy (1)

1 ICMMO - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay
2 ISM2 - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille

A mononuclear Fe(II) complex bearing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACCH) was synthesized and characterized. X-ray crystallography demonstrated that ACC binds to the Fe(II) ion in a bidentate mode constituting the first structural mimic of the expected binding of ACC to the Fe(II) center of the ethylene forming enzyme ACC-oxidase (ACCO). [Fe(BPMEN)ACC]SbF 6 also constitutes a functional biomimetic complex of ACCO, as it reacts with hydrogen peroxide producing ethylene.

Keywords: synthesis

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Y Roux, W Ghattas, F Avenier, R Guillot, Ariane Jalila Simaan, et al.. Synthesis and characterization of [Fe(BPMEN)-ACC]SbF 6 : a structural and functional mimic of ACC-oxidase †. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44 (13), pp.5966-5968. ⟨10.1039/c5dt00347d⟩. ⟨hal-01258299⟩