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of the solvents was effected by either repeated freeze/pump/
thaw cycles or bubbling with argon for 30-45 min.
30 min, and degassed heptane was added until a solid product
precipitated. The brown-red solid obtained (60 mg, 77%) was
filtered and dried under a vacuum and then stored in the drybox.
UV-vis (λmax, nm): THF, 410 (Soret), 546. IR (cm-1): νNO 1670
in THF. EPR spectrum, see Results and Discussion. Anal. Calcd
UV-vis spectra were recorded on a Hewlett-Packard Model
8453A diode array spectrophotometer equipped with
a
two-window quartz H.S. Martin Dewar filled with cold MeOH
(þ25 ꢀC to -85 ꢀC) maintained and controlled by a Neslab
VLT-95 low-temperature circulator. Spectrophotometer cells
used were made by Quark Glass with a column and pressure/
vacuum side stopcock and 1 cm path length. Electron para-
magnetic resonance (EPR) spectra were recorded on a Bruker
EMX spectrometer controlled with a Bruker ER 041 X G
microwave bridge operating at the X-band (∼9.4 GHz). ESI
mass spectra were acquired using a Finnigan LCQDeca ion-trap
mass spectrometer equipped with an electrospray ionization
source (Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, CA). The heated capillary
temperature was 250 ꢀC, and the spray voltage was 5 kV. Gas
chromatography analysis was performed on a Varian CP-3800
instrument equipped with a 1041 manual injector, electron
for {(THF)(F8)Fe(NO) THF}, C52H36F8FeN5O3: C, 63.30; H,
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3.68; N, 7.10. Found: C, 62.76; H, 3.60; N, 6.94.
Synthesis of [(F8)FeIII]SbF6. This synthesis is a modified
version of that reported earlier for tetraphenylporphyrin.35 In
a glovebox filled with N2, (F8)FeCl (0.30 g, 0.354 mmol) and
AgSbF6 (0.128 g, 0.373 mmol) were weighed and transferred to a
Schlenk flask equipped with a stir bar. The solid materials were
dissolved in 35 mL of freshly distilled THF, and the solution was
stirred at room temperature for 1 h under reduced light. The
reaction mixture was then filtered to remove AgCl. The filtrate
was dried in vacuo, redissolved in 7 mL of CH2Cl2, and
precipitated twice with the addition of 80 mL of pentane,
yielding a purple powder (250 mg, 83%). UV-vis (λmax, nm):
CH2Cl2, 328, 394 (Soret), 512; THF, 328, 394 (Soret), 510. IR
(Nujol, cm-1): νSbF6 657 cm-1. EPR spectrum at 77 K: g = 5.84
(in DCM); g = 6.12 (in THF). ESI-MS: 812.5, (F8)Fe. 1H NMR
(CD2Cl2): δ 27.2 and 11.6 (8 pyrrole), 10.2 (4 para), 9.4 (8 meta).
1H NMR (THF-d8): δ 54.7 and 14.8 (8 pyrrole), 10.4 (4 para),
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conductivity detector, and a 25 m 5 A molecular sieve capillary
column. Ion chromatography analysis (ICA) was performed on
a Dionex DX-120 Ion chromatograph, with an AS40 automated
sampler, and an IonPac AS14 (4*250 mm) column. The eluent
was 3.5 mM Na2CO3 along with 1.0 mM NaHCO3. See below
for the procedure for generating a sample for ICA. Infrared
spectra (IR) were recorded on a Bruker Vector 22 instrument
controlled by OPUS-NT software at room temperature.
9.3 (8 meta). Anal. Calcd for {(F8)FeSbF6 1.5CH2Cl2},
C
3
45.5H23Cl3F14FeN4Sb: C, 46.48; H, 1.97; N, 4.75. Found: C,
46.38; H, 2.12; N, 4.66. Crystals, suitable for X-ray diffraction,
were obtained by layering a concentrated tetrahyrdrofuran
solution of [(F8)FeIII]SbF6 with pentane. The purple-colored
X-ray-quality crystals are formulated as [(F8)FeIII(THF)2]SbF6.
See the Results and Discussion for further information.
Low-Temperature NMR Spectroscopic Measurements. Multi-
2
nuclear (1H and H) NMR spectroscopic measurements were
performed at various temperatures under a N2 atmosphere. 1H
NMR spectra were measured on a Bruker 400 MHz spectro-
meter, while 2H NMR spectra were measured on a Varian
Mercury 500 MHz spectrometer. Chemical shifts were reported
as δ values relative to an internal standard of the deuterated
solvent being used. Measurement of spectra for the mono- and
dinitrosyl heme complexes was carried out in septum-capped
NMR tubes, and •NO(g) was added via an airtight syringe to
-78 ꢀC solutions.
Synthesis of [(tmpa)CuII(MeCN)](ClO4)2. TMPA (1.51 g,
5.20 mmol) and Cu(ClO4)2 6H2O (1.93 g, 5.21 mmol) were
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dissolved in a total of 40 mL of CH3CN and allowed to stir for
30 min, whereupon a dark blue solution developed. Diethyl
ether (90 mL) was added to give a crude precipitate. Recrystal-
lization of this solid from CH3CN/ether and drying in vacuo
gave a light blue powder in a yield of 86% (2.66 g). Anal. Calcd
for [(tmpa)CuII(MeCN)](ClO4)2, C20H21Cl2CuN5O8: C, 40.45;
H, 3.56; N, 11.79. Found: C, 40.55; H, 3.53; N, 11.80. UV-vis
(CH3CN, λmax, nm (ε, M-1 cm-1)): 255 (14 700), 855 (254). EPR
spectrum in acetone at 77 K (see Figure S1, Supporting In-
formation): g^ = 2.22, g = 2.02, A^ = 105 G, A = 71 G.
Synthesis of [(tmpa)CuII(NO2)]PF6. To a 100 mL Schlenk
flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added 200 mg of
[(tmpa)CuI(MeCN)]PF6 in degassed CH3CN/THF (50:50) un-
der a N2 atmosphere. The reaction flask was incubated in an
acetone/dry ice bath. Excess •NO(g) was bubbled through this
solution, and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min,
with the color turning from yellow to purple. The solution was
warmed to room temperature (RT), with its color turning to
green, and this was kept stirring for 2 h. Solvents were removed
under reduced pressure, and then recrystallization of the green
solid from CH3CN/ether gave a green microcrystalline solid
(75%). IR (in DCM, cm-1): νas (NO2) 1390, νas (NO2) 1330.
UV-vis (λmax, nm, in CH2Cl2): 301, 415 (see Figure S2, Sup-
porting Information). EPR spectrum in acetone at 77 K (see
Figure S3, Supporting Information): g^ = 2.21, g = 2.01, A^ =
84 G, A = 80 G. Anal. Calcd for [(tmpa)CuII(NO2)]PF6,
C18H18CuF6N5O2P: C, 39.68; H, 3.33; N, 12.85. Found: C,
39.76; H, 3.50; N, 12.27. Nitrite (NO2-) was the only detectable
ion in the green solid, as determined using ICA. See below for
the procedure for generating a sample for ICA.
X-Ray Structure Determination. X-ray diffraction was per-
formed at the facility of the chemistry department of Johns
Hopkins University. The X-ray intensity data were measured on
an Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur3 system equipped with a gra-
phite monochromator and an Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source
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(λ = 0.71073 A) operated at 2 kW power (50 kV, 40 mA) and
a CCD detector. The frames were integrated, scaled, and
corrected for absorption using the Oxford Diffraction CrysA-
lisPRO software package.
Syntheses. (F8)FeCl (F8 = tetrakis(2,6-difluorophenyl)por-
phyrinate(2-)),29 (F8-d8)FeCl,30 (F8)FeII,30 (F8-d8)FeII,30
(F8)Fe(NO),1 tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TMPA),31 [(tmpa)-
CuI(MeCN)]PF6,31 [(tmpa)CuI(MeCN)]B(C6F5)4,32 [CuI(MeCN)4]-
SbF6,33 and [H(C2H5OC2H5)2][B(C6F5)4] (HBArF)34 were pre-
pared from literature reports.
Synthesis of (THF)(F8)Fe(NO). A solution of 75 mg (0.092
mmol) of (F8)FeII in 5 mL of THF was cooled to -78 ꢀC using a
dry ice/acetone bath. Under Ar, 20 mL of •NO(g) at ∼1 atm was
added using a gastight syringe. The solution was stirred for
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