Understanding the Chemistry of Lead at a Molecular Level: The Pb(II) 6s6p Lone Pair Can Be Bisdirected in Proteins

Understanding the Chemistry of Lead at a Molecular Level : The Pb(II) 6s6p Lone Pair Can Be Bisdirected in Proteins

Pb2+ complexes can attain several different topologies, depending of the shape of the Pb 6s6p lone pair. In this paper, we study structures with a bisdirected Pb lone pair with quantum mechanics (DFT) and QM/MM calculations. We study small symmetric Pb2+ models to see what factors are needed to get a bisdirected lone pair. Two important mechanisms have been found: First, the repulsion of the lone pair of Pb2+ with other lone pairs in the equatorial plane leads to a bisdirected structure. Second, a bisdirected lone pair can also arise due to interactions with double bonds, lone pairs, or hydrogen atoms. Moreover, we have analyzed Pb2+ sites in proteins and to see if a bisdirected lone pair can exist in an asymmetrical environment. Several instances of bisdirected lone pairs were discovered.

Ryde, UlfLund University,Lunds universitet,Beräkningskemi,Enheten för fysikalisk och teoretisk kemi,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Computational Chemistry,Physical and theoretical chemistry,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH(Swepub:lu)teok-ury (författare)
Parisel, Olivier (författare)
Piquernal, Jean-Philip (författare)
Uppsala universitetTeoretisk kemi (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation: American Chemical Society (ACS)9:5, s. 2416-24241549-96181549-9626

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