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Revisit the classical [Fe4S4(SR)4]2- molecular clusters: The steric effects of ligands and their structural transformations
Yuhao Jin, Zheng Zhou*, Haixiang Han*
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100660
ABSTRACT
The synthesized molecular clusters featuring the cubic [4Fe-4S] core have been studied for several decades, as they serve as true analogs of the active components in ferritin within biological systems. Such a model cluster has been extensively investigated in various fields, including structural modulation, catalysis, and self-assembly under laboratory conditions, with the aim of gaining an in-depth understanding of their roles in biological functions. Herein, we revisited three well-known [Fe4S4(SR)4]2- molecules, namely [Me4N]2[Fe4S4(SR)4] (R = o-MBT, m-MBT, p-MBT), and successfully established their single crystal structures that remain unknown prior to this work. Interestingly, it was revealed that the position of the substituent methyl group has an obvious steric effect on the arrangement of the ligand around the [4Fe-4S] core, which further influences their overall packing patterns in single crystals. In addition, this work unveils two new structure transformation behaviors for the [Fe4S4(SR)4]2- system: i) the monomeric [Fe(SR)4]2- and tetrameric [Fe4S4(SR)4]2- can be interconverted, and ii) [Fe4S4(SR)4]2- can be transferred into an intriguing iron-oxide complex Na2Fe6O(OMe)18·6MeOH in a well-controlled oxidizing environment.
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