Chiral dinuclear zinc(II) complexes [Zn
2(
R-bppmp)(MeCO
2)
2]BPh
4 (
1R) and [Zn
2(
S-bppmp)(MeCO
2)
2]BPh
4 (
1S) were previously reported to hydrolyze peptide bonds, and the activity of
1S was two times larger than that of
1R. In order to clarify the reason for the difference in activity, substrate incorporation modes were investigated on the basis of Density Functional Theory (DFT) method. Consequently, in the case of
1S, the most stable isomer was found to be suitable in incorporating the substrate in a stable form. As for the case of
1R, the most stable isomer was found to be not suitable, whereas the second most stable isomer was found to be suitable in incorporating the substrate in a stable form.
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