Modulation of iron spin in ethane-bridged diiron(III) porphyrin dimer: anion dependent spin state switching

The multiheme cytochrome c involves extensive interaction among the heme centers to enable them to perform a wide variety of enzymatic activities. In an attempt to exploit such heme–heme interactions in the synthetic diheme, an ethane-bridged diiron(III) porphyrin dimer has been utilized that can switch easily between syn and anti conformations due to highly flexible nature of the bridge. Upon protonation using 5% aqueous Brønsted acid, the...