Adenine supported hydroxyl-bridged dicopper core as a catalytically competent unit for phenol oxidation

Abstract: This communication describes crystallographic investigation of a dicopper complex of modified adenine nucleobase containing a Cu2O2 core. This arrangement is remarkably similar to active sites present in some copper-containing redox enzymes. Interestingly, this complex is also competent in catalyzing redox reactions, suggesting the possibility of catalytically competent primitive metal-nucleobase systems. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]