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Exploring the Role of Carbonate in the Formation of an Organomanganese Tetramer

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Abstract

The formation of metal-oxygen clusters is an important chemical transformation in biology and catalysis. For example, the biosynthesis of the oxygen-evolving complex in the enzyme photosystem II is a complicated stepwise process that assembles a catalytically active cluster. Herein we describe the role that carbonato ligands have in the formation of the known tetrameric complex [Mn(CO)33-OH)]4 (1). Complex 1 is synthesized in one step via the treatment of Mn2(CO)10 with excess Me3NO·2H2O. Alternatively, when anhydrous Me3NO is used, an OH-free synthetic intermediate (2) with carbonato ligands is produced. Complex 2 produces carbon dioxide, Me3NO·2H2O, and 1 when treated with water. Labeling studies reveal that the μ3-OH ligands in 1 are derived from the water and possibly the carbonato ligands in 2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8748-8751
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume56
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 7 2017

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