@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00023541, author = {Tanifuji, Kazuki and Sickerman, Nathaniel and Lee, Chi Chung and Nagasawa, Takayuki and Miyazaki, Kosuke and Ohki, Yasuhiro and Tatsumi, Kazuyuki and Hu, Yilin and Ribbe, Markus W.}, issue = {50}, journal = {ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION}, month = {Dec}, note = {The Mo nitrogenase catalyzes the ambient reduction of N2 to NH3 at its M-cluster site. A complex metallocofactor with a core composition of [MoFe7S9C], the M-cluster, can be extracted from the protein scaffold and used to facilitate the catalytic reduction of CN−, CO, and CO2 into hydrocarbons in the isolated state. Herein, we report the synthesis, structure, and reactivity of an asymmetric M-cluster analogue with a core composition of [MoFe5S9]. This analogue, referred to as the Mo-cluster, is the first synthetic example of an M-cluster mimic with Fe and Mo positioned at opposite ends of the cluster. Moreover, the ability of the Mo-cluster to reduce C1 substrates to hydrocarbons suggests the feasibility of developing nitrogenase-based biomimetic approaches to recycle C1 waste into fuel products.}, pages = {15633--15636}, title = {Structure and Reactivity of an Asymmetric Synthetic Mimic of Nitrogenase Cofactor}, volume = {55}, year = {2016} }