Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, No.7, 2131-2133, 2005
A tris(mu-hydroxy)tricopper(II) complex as a model of the native intermediate in laccase and its relationship to a binuclear analogue
The reaction of a copper(I) complex with a sterically demanding secondary diamine ligand and O-2 yields a tris(mu-hydroxy)tricopper-(II) complex. This complex is a structural model of the proposed native intermediate in multicopper oxidases, with interesting structural, magnetic, and solution properties.