Synthesis and vibrational spectroscopy of 57Fe-labeled models of [NiFe] hydrogenase: first direct observation of a nickel–iron interaction† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, spectral data, computational chemistry details, animated vibrational modes as GIFs. See DOI: 10.1039/c4cc04572f Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Isotopically labelled Ni57Fe models of the [NiFe] hydrogenase active site have been prepared and studied with nuclear resonant vibrational spectroscopy, enabling direct characterization of metal–metal bonding.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schilter, David, Pelmenschikov, Vladimir, Wang, Hongxin, Meier, Florian, Gee, Leland B., Yoda, Yoshitaka, Kaupp, Martin, Rauchfuss, Thomas B., Cramer, Stephen P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191989/