Superoxide reductases (SORs) are nonheme iron-containing enzymes that reduce HO(2) to H(2)O(2). Exogenous substrates such as N(3)(-) and CN(-) have been shown to bind to the catalytic iron site of SOR, and cyanide acts as an inhibitor. To understand how these exogenous ligands alter the physical and reactivity properties of the SOR iron site, acetate-, azide-, and cyanide-ligated synthetic mode...

The reaction of [LWCl] (3) [L = N(CH2CH2NiPr)3] with LiE(SiMe3)2 (E = P, As, Sb) yields the novel, neutral pnictido-bridged complexes [LW = E = WL] (5-7). By following the reaction, which starts from the LiP-(SiMe3)2 derivative, by 31P NMR spectroscopy, the formation of an intermediate with a terminal pnictido ligand can be ruled out. The paramagnetic complexes 5-7 are comprehensively spectrosc...

We report the synthesis and characterisation of a family of diuranium(IV)-m-chalcogenide complexes including a detailed examination of their electronic structures and magnetic behaviours. Treatment of [U(Tren)] [1, Tren 1⁄4 N(CH2CH2NSiPr3)3] with Ph3PS, selenium or tellurium affords the diuranium(IV)-sulfide, selenide, and telluride complexes [{U(Tren)}2(m-E)] (E 1⁄4 S, 2; Se, 5; Te, 6). Comple...

Computations show that a non-heme iron(iv)-oxo complex with a trigonal bipyramidal structure, [(Me(6)TREN)Fe(IV)=O](2+), has a quintet ground state and a low activation barrier for H-abstraction from cyclohexane, whereas its ruthenium analogue, [(Me(6)TREN)Ru(IV)=O](2+), has a triplet ground state and a high H-abstraction barrier.

Several endocrine factors, including sex-steroid hormones are known to influence adiponectin secretion. Our purpose was to evaluate the influence of testosterone and of the synthetic non-aromatizable/non-5α reducible androgen 17β-hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one (trenbolone) on circulating adiponectin and adiponectin protein expression within visceral fat. Young male and female F344 rats underwe...

The synthesis, physical, and spectroscopic properties of a series of metal complexes bridged by the redox-active chloranilate ligand are described. Compounds containing the (CAcat,cat)4- ligand, where (CAcat,cat)4- represents the fully reduced aromatic form of chloranilate, have been prepared by two different routes from H2CA and H4CA starting materials; the corresponding (CAsq,cat)3- analogue ...

Copper(II) complexes of a novel pyrazole containing porphyrinogen and cobalt(III) and zinc(II) complexes of a pyrazole containing tripodal ligand having N-donor atoms have been investigated. 5-Methyl-3-formylpyrazole (MPA) on reaction with copper(II) nitrate or perchlorate in the presence of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) forms novel pyrazole-based porphyrinogen complexes [Cu(T(3)-porphyrinogen...

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Cu(4)Fe(CN)(6)(C(6)H(18)N(4))(4)][Fe(CN)(5)(NO)](2)·6H(2)O, comprises a complex [{Cu(tren)CN}(4)Fe(CN)(2)](4+) [tren is tris-(2-amino-eth-yl)amine] cation, which exhibits -1 symmetry with the terminal cyanide ligands oriented trans to each other, and two [Fe(CN)(5)(NO)](2-) nitroprussiate counter-anions. In the crystal, N-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-act...

Superoxide reduction by thiolate-ligated [FeII(SMe2N4(tren))]+ (1) involves two proton-dependent steps and a single peroxide intermediate, [FeIII(SMe2N4(tren))(OOH)]+ (2). An external proton donor is required, ruling out mechanisms involving H+ or H-atom abstraction from the ligand N-H. The initial protonation step affording 2 occurs with fairly basic proton donors (EtOH, MeOH, NH4+) in THF. Mo...