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Published in final edited form as: Inorg Chem. 2012 Feb 23;51(5):2917–2929. doi: 10.1021/ic2021726

Table 6.

Coupling constants (J) and EPR parameters for mixed-valent diiron(II,III) form in proteins and model compounds.

Compound J g-values gave (2–gave)a ganisb Ref
1 22.5 1.96, 1.88, 1.75 1.86 (0.14) 0.05 This work
1 (without D/J mixing) 2.00, 1.91, 1.80 1.90 (0.10) 0.05 This work
Mouse MIOX(II,III) c 40 1.95, 1.66, 1.66 1.76 (0.24) 0.10 29
Mouse MIOX(II,III)·MI c 20 1.95, 1.81, 1.81 1.85 (0.15) 0.05 29
uteroferrin(II,III) 20 1.94, 1.73, 1.56 1.74 (0.26) 0.10 36,37,62
uteroferrin(II,III)·phosphate 6 2.27, 1.51, 1.06 1.61 (0.39) 0.33 36,73
Diiron(II,III) form of methane monooxygenases [M. trichosporium] {M. capsulatus} ~60 [1.94, 1.86, 1.76]
{1.92, 1.86, 1.71}
[1.85 (0.15)]
{1.83 (0.17)}
[0.04]
{0.06}
[22,74] {23}
Synthetic (μ-oxo)diiron(II,III) complexes ~200 - ~1.93–1.96 (~0.04–0.07) ~0.01–0.02 67
eg. [FeII,III2(O)(O2CtBu)2(Me3-TACN)2]+ d 238 1.97, 1.93, 1.90 1.93 (0.07) 0.02 46
Synthetic (μ-hydroxo)diiron(II,III) complexes ~20 - >1.87 (>0.13) >0.05 67
eg. [FeII,III2(OH)(O2CtBu)2(Me3TACN)2]2+ d 1.95, 1.51, 1.43 1.65 (0.35) 0.16 45
a

gave = (gx + gy + gz)/3.

b

ganis = |gz−(gx+gy)/2|/3 where gz has the largest deviation from gave.

c

MIOX = myo-inositol oxygenase; MI = myo-inositol.

d

Me3-TACN = 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane