Synthesis, structure and catalase-like activity of dimanganese(III) complexes of 1,5-bis(X-salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol (X = 3- and 5-methyl). Influence of phenyl-ring substituents on catalytic activity.

DIEGO MORENO,; CLAUDIA PALOPOLI,; DAIER, VERÓNICA; SERGIU SHOVA,; VENDIER, LAURE; GONZALEZ SIERRA, MANUEL; PIERRE TUCHAGUES, JEAN; SANDRA SIGNORELLA,

JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY, DALTON TRANSACTIONS

ROYAL SOC

Año: 2006 vol. 2006 p. 5156 - 5166

0300-9246

The diMnIII complexes [Mn2 (5-Me-salpentO)(l-MeO)(l-AcO)(H2 O)Br] (1) and [Mn2 (3-Me-salpentO)(l-MeO)(l-AcO)(MeOH)2 ]Br (2), where salpentOH = 1,5-bis(salicylidenamino)pentan-3-ol, were synthesised and structurally characterized. The two complexes include a bis(l-alkoxo)(l-acetato) triply-bridged diMnIII core with an Mn · · · Mn separation ̊ of 2.93–2.94 A, the structure of which is retained upon dissolution. Complexes 1 and 2 show catalytic activity toward disproportionation of H2 O2 , with first-order dependence on the catalyst, and saturation kinetics on [H2 O2 ], in methanol and DMF. In DMF, the two complexes are able to disproportionate at least 1500 eq. of H2 O2 without significant decomposition, while in methanol, they rapidly lose activity with formation of a non-coupled MnII species. Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry, EPR and UV/vis spectroscopy used to monitor the reaction suggest that the major active form of the catalyst occurs in the Mn2 III oxidation state during cycling. The correlation between log(kcat ) and the redox potentials of 1, 2 and analogous complexes of other X-salpentOH derivatives indicates that, in this series, the oxidation of the catalyst is probably the rate-limiting step in the catalytic cycle. It is also noted that formation of the catalyst-peroxide adduct is more sensitive to steric effects in DMF than in methanol. Overall, kinetics and spectroscopic studies of H2 O2 dismutation by these complexes converge at a catalytic cycle that involves the Mn2 III and Mn2 IV oxidation states.