Abstract
Models of the active site in [NiFe]hydrogenase enzymes have proven challenging to prepare. We isolated a paramagnetic dinuclear nickel-ruthenium complex with a bridging hydrido ligand from the heterolytic cleavage of H 2 by a dinuclear NiRu aqua complex in water under ambient conditions (20°C and 1 atmosphere pressure). The structure of the hexacoordinate Ni(μ-H)Ru complex was unequivocally determined by neutron diffraction analysis, and it comes closest to an effective analog for the core structure of the proposed active form of the enzyme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 585-587 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 316 |
Issue number | 5824 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 27 Apr 2007 |