Study on iron-sulfur cluster in gas phase: Electronic structure and reactivity

Atsushi Nakajima, Takasuke Hayase, Fumitaka Hayakawa, Koji Kaya

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Abstract

In gas phase, electronic and geometric properties of iron-sulfur cluster (FenSm, n=1-8, m=2-6) have been investigated using photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) of their anions and a chemical probe method for their cations. The electron affinities of FenSm greatly change at the composition of n=m, and the reactivity of FenSm+ toward NH3 and C2H2 is enhanced around equally mixed compositions. These results show that the FenSm clusters produced in gas phase seemingly take the structure having alternate bonds between Fe and S atoms, likewise that of an active site of iron-sulfur proteins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-389
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume280
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997 Dec 5

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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