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Steric hindrance effect of the equatorial ligand on Fe(IV)O and Ru(IV)O complexes: a density functional study

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The geometric structures and mechanisms for hydrogen abstraction from cyclohexane for four high-valent complexes, [FeIV(O)(TMC)(NCMe)]2+ (where TMC is 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane; 1-NCMe), the inverted isomer [FeIV(NCMe)(TMC)(O)]2+ (2-NCMe), [RuIV(O)(TMC)(NCMe)]2+ (the ruthenium analogue of 1-NCMe; 3-NCMe), and the inverted isomer [RuIV(NCMe)(TMC)(O)]2+ (4-NCMe), were investigated using density functional theory. The axial NCMe ligand was found to be sterically more hindered in 2-NCMe than in 1-NCMe, which is in accord with the calculated results that the Fe–Laxial distance is longer in the former. Both 1-NCMe and 2-NCMe are capable of hydrogen abstraction from cyclohexane via two-state reactivity patterns. In contrast, 3-NCMe and 4-NCMe react with cyclohexane by a single-state mechanism. The reaction pathways computed reveal that 2-NCMe is more reactive than 1-NCMe, in agreement with experimental results, whereas the reactivity of 3-NCMe and 4-NCMe shows little dependence on whether the oxo unit is syn or anti to the four N-methyl groups. Our analysis shows that along the reaction pathway for 2-NCMe in the triplet spin state, the NCMe ligand moves away from the iron center, and therefore the energy of the \( \sigma_{z}^{* 2} \) (α-spin) orbital decreases and an electron is transferred to this orbital. Finally, we calculated the kinetic isotope effect and investigated the relationship between this effect and reaction barriers.

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This work was supported by NKBRSF (2007CB815202) and NSFC (20833008).

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Wang, Y., Han, K. Steric hindrance effect of the equatorial ligand on Fe(IV)O and Ru(IV)O complexes: a density functional study. J Biol Inorg Chem 15, 351–359 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-009-0607-4

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