Formation and Characterization of Pz3Cu(II) - Fe(III) Porphyrin Complex as a Structural Model of Cytochrome <i>c</i> Oxidase

Abstract

Abstract Porphyrins with tripyrazolyl ligand (Pz3) can form a heteronuclear complex to take advantage of the difference of the coordination strength between two ligands. We synthesized an iron(III) porphyrin-copper(II) complex, which was characterized by means of UV-vis, ESR and MS spectroscopies in comparison with the parent iron(III) porphyrin.