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. 2005 Mar 31;102(15):5340–5345. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0409640102

Table 2. Vibration frequencies of metal superoxo and hydroperoxo species, for comparison with the Raman data for intermediates 2–4.

Complexes v(O-O) v(M-O) Ref.
2 1,310 (-71) This work
Fe(phthalocyan)O2 1,207 (-63) 488 (-22) 31
Hemoglobin/O2 1,107 (-42) 571 (-31) 6
Myoglobin/O2 1,103 (-38) 572 6
Synthetic heme/O2 complexes 1,104-1,195 509-575 6
Cu(L)O2 (L = N4, N3O) 1,117-1,122 12-15
Cu(TptBu,iPr)O2 1,112 (-52) 9
Cu(TpAd,iPr)O2 1,043 (-59) 11
Cu(2,6-Pr2NN)O2 968 (-51) 10
3 831 (-47) 483 (-20) This work
OxyHr (FeIII-O-FeIIIOOH) 844 (-48) 503 (-24) 32
Fe2(μ-O)(μ-Ph4DBA)(TMEDA)2(OOH) 843 (-46) 33
Fe2(BEPEAN)(μ-O)(OOH) 868 (-40) 34
[Fe(H2BPPA)(OOH)]2+ 830 (-17) 621 (-22) 35
4 848 (-46) 530 (-20), 462 (-21) 21

TptBu,iPr, hydrotris(3-tert-butyl-5-isopropyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate; TpAd,iPr, hydrotris(3-adamantyl-5-isopropyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate; 2,6-Pr2NN,2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-aminopent-2-en-4-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imine anion; oxyHr, oxyhemerythrin; Ph4DBA, dibenzofuran-4,6-bis(diphenylacetate); TMEDA, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethyl-enediamine; BEPEAN, 2,7-bis(bis(2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl)aminomethyl)-1,8-naphthyridine; H2BPPA, bis(6-pivalamido-2-pyridylmethyl)-2-pyridylmethylamine.