Hydrolytic Activity of A FeIIIZnII Complex toward Di(p-nitrophenyl) Phosphate: A Functional Model of Heterobimetallic Phosphodiestelase

Abstract A FeIIIZnIII complex, [FeZn(L)(AcO)3]BPh4·H2O, of 2-{N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]iminomethyl}-6-[N,N-di(2-pyridyl-methyl)aminomethyl]-4-methylphenolate (L-) hydrolyses tri(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate (TNP) into di(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate (DNP-) and DNP- into mono(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate (MNP2-) in aqueous DMF.