文摘
The use of synthetic iron(III) porphyrins as models for heme-type catalysts in biomimeticcytochrome P450 research has provided valuable information on the nature and reactivity of intermediatesproduced in the "peroxide shunt" pathway. This article reports spectroscopic detection of reactiveintermediates formed in the epoxidation reaction of cis-stilbene with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid catalyzedby a new mimic of cytochrome P450 with a substituted RSO3- group (1). The application of low-temperaturerapid-scan stopped-flow techniques enabled the determination of equilibrium and rate constants for theformation and decay of all intermediates in the catalytic cycle of 1, including the rate constant for the formation(1+)FeIV=O and for oxygen transfer to the substrate. Noteworthy, the reaction of (1+)FeIV=O with cis-stilbene leads to an almost complete re-formation (95%) of the starting complex 1. The results show thatcomplex 1 is a valuable catalyst with promising properties for further applications in a biomimetic approachtoward mimicking oxygenation reactions of cytochrome P450.