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Oxygenolysis of a series of copper(II)-flavonolate adducts varying the electronic factors on supporting ligands as a mimic of quercetin 2,4-dioxygenase-like activity.

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Four copper(II)-flavonolate compounds of type [Cu(LR)(fla)] {where LR = 2-(p-R-benzyl(dipyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)acetate; R = -OMe (1), -H (2), -Cl (3) and -NO2 (4)} have been developed as a structural and functional enzyme-substrate… Click to show full abstract

Four copper(II)-flavonolate compounds of type [Cu(LR)(fla)] {where LR = 2-(p-R-benzyl(dipyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)acetate; R = -OMe (1), -H (2), -Cl (3) and -NO2 (4)} have been developed as a structural and functional enzyme-substrate (ES) model of the Cu2+-containing quercetin 2,4-dioxygenase enzyme. The ES model complexes 1-4 are synthesized by reacting 3-hydroxyflavone in the presence of a base with the respective acetate-bound copper(II) complexes, [Cu(LR)(OAc)]. In the presence of dioxygen the ES model complexes undergo enzyme-type oxygenolysis of flavonolate (dioxygenase type bond cleavage reaction) at 80 °C in DMF. The reactivity shows a substituent group dependent order as -OMe (1) > -H (2) > -Cl (3) > -NO2 (4). Experimental and theoretical studies suggest a single-electron transfer (SET) from flavonolate to dioxygen, rather than valence tautomerism {[CuII(fla-)] ↔ [CuI(fla˙)]}, to generate the reactive flavonoxy radical (fla˙) that reacts further with the superoxide radical to bring about the oxygenative ring opening reaction. The SET pathway has been further verified by studying the dioxygenation reaction with a redox-inactive Zn2+ complex, [Zn(LOMe)(fla)] (5).

Keywords: fla; flavonolate; copper; quercetin dioxygenase; copper flavonolate

Journal Title: Dalton transactions
Year Published: 2022

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