A dis
crete peroxynitrite−
copper(II)
complex, [(TMG
3tren)Cu
II(
−OON
c="http://pubs.
acs.org/im
ages/entities/dbd_2.gif">O)]
+ (
3), h
as been gener
ated in solution (ESI-MS,
m/
z = 565.15; tetr
agon
al EPR) by re
acting •NO
(g) with superoxo
complex [(TMG
3tren)Cu
II(O
2•−)]
+ (
2). Complex
3 undergoes
a therm
al tr
ansform
ation to give Cu
II−nitrite
complex [(TMG
3tren)Cu
II(
−ONO)]
+ (
4) (X-r
ay)
along with
ca. 0.5 mol
ar equiv dioxygen. A DFT
cal
cul
ation derived stru
cture with
cy
cli
c bident
ate
k2-
O,O′-OONO bound peroxynitrite moiety
and d
x2−y2 ground st
ate is proposed. Experiments using
18O
2 suggest th
at the
adj
acent peroxo oxygen
atoms in
3 are derived from mole
cul
ar oxygen. Further,
18O
2 cont
aining
3 undergoes O−O bond
cle
av
age to form singly 18-O-l
abeled
4. The results suggest the vi
ability of biologi
cal Cu
I/O
2/(•NO) peroxynitrite form
ation
and
chemistry, th
at is,
not coming from free superoxide plus •NO re
action.