Abstract
Phenolate-bridged binuclear complexes serve as models for proposed active site structures in the met forms of hemocyanin and tyrosinase. The resonance Raman spectra of these complexes have been investigated and compared with corresponding mononuclear analogues. The phenolate vC-o's for the binuclear complexes occur above 1300 cm−1 11and are significantly higher in energy than those for the mononuclear analogues. Comparisons of the crystal structures of mononuclear and binuclear complexes suggest that the higher vC-o values for the binuclear complexes may result from the larger Cu-O-C(Ph) angles enforced by the bridging structure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4581-4584 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1984 |