Two multidentate ligands 2,9-di[6'-(2″-hydroxyl-3″-methoxyphenyl)-n-2',5'-diazahexyl]-1,10-phenanthroline(LA)and 2,9-di(6'-α-phenol-n-2',5'-diazahexyl)-1,10-phenanthroline(LB)were synthesized and full...Two multidentate ligands 2,9-di[6'-(2″-hydroxyl-3″-methoxyphenyl)-n-2',5'-diazahexyl]-1,10-phenanthroline(LA)and 2,9-di(6'-α-phenol-n-2',5'-diazahexyl)-1,10-phenanthroline(LB)were synthesized and fully characterized.Protonation of the ligands and the stability of the complexes of the ligands with divalent metal ions were investigated.The trinuclear metal complexes [Cu(Ⅱ)and Zn(Ⅱ)] of the ligands were studied,as catalysts,for the transphosphorylation of the RNA-model substrate 2-hydroxypropyl-p-nitrophenyl phosphate(HPNP).The second-order rate constants of HPNP-hydrolysis catalyzed by M3L and M3LH-1 were obtained,which indicated that Zn3LBH-1 was the most efficient catalyst among them.The proposed mechanisms included the activation of the substrate via binding to the metal ions and intramolecular nucleophilic attack by the deprotonated C2-hydroxyl of HPNP.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20371028and20671052).
文摘Two multidentate ligands 2,9-di[6'-(2″-hydroxyl-3″-methoxyphenyl)-n-2',5'-diazahexyl]-1,10-phenanthroline(LA)and 2,9-di(6'-α-phenol-n-2',5'-diazahexyl)-1,10-phenanthroline(LB)were synthesized and fully characterized.Protonation of the ligands and the stability of the complexes of the ligands with divalent metal ions were investigated.The trinuclear metal complexes [Cu(Ⅱ)and Zn(Ⅱ)] of the ligands were studied,as catalysts,for the transphosphorylation of the RNA-model substrate 2-hydroxypropyl-p-nitrophenyl phosphate(HPNP).The second-order rate constants of HPNP-hydrolysis catalyzed by M3L and M3LH-1 were obtained,which indicated that Zn3LBH-1 was the most efficient catalyst among them.The proposed mechanisms included the activation of the substrate via binding to the metal ions and intramolecular nucleophilic attack by the deprotonated C2-hydroxyl of HPNP.