Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Publication Title
Chemistry – A European Journal
Volume
28
Issue
59
Pages
1-7
Publisher Name
Wiley Periodicals LLC
Abstract
Engineered heme protein biocatalysts provide an efficient and sustainable approach to develop amine-containing compounds through C−H amination. A quantum chemical study to reveal the complete heme catalyzed intramolecular C−H amination pathway and protein axial ligand effect was reported, using reactions of an experimentally used arylsulfonylazide with hemes containing L=none, SH−, MeO−, and MeOH to simulate no axial ligand, negatively charged Cys and Ser ligands, and a neutral ligand for comparison. Nitrene formation was found as the overall rate-determining step (RDS) and the catalyst with Ser ligand has the best reactivity, consistent with experimental reports. Both RDS and non-RDS (nitrene transfer) transition states follow the barrier trend of MeO−
Recommended Citation
Wei, Yang; Conklin, Melissa; and Zhang, Yong. Biocatalytic Intramolecular C−H aminations via Engineered Heme Proteins: Full Reaction Pathways and Axial Ligand Effects. Chemistry – A European Journal, 28, 59: 1-7, 2022. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202202006
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https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202202006