Resonance Raman Studies of the Electronic State of Oxygen in Hemerythrin
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 70 (9), 2582-2584
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.70.9.2582
Abstract
Excitation of oxyhemerythrin with radiation within the envelope of its strong oxygen --> iron chargetransfer band generates two Raman frequencies, at 844 cm(-1) and 500 cm(-1). These are assigned to O-O and Fe-O stretching modes. Confirmation of these assignments is provided by the observed shifts in frequency when (16)O(2) is substituted by (18)O(2) as ligand. Comparison of the position of the 844-cm(-1) band with band positions of small molecules of known oxidation state clearly establishes that the bound oxygen is in an O(2) (2-), peroxide-type, electronic state.Keywords
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