Perchlorate

Crystal structure

Inorganic chemistry

Stereochemistry

Redox

Organic chemistry

Copper protein

Imidazole

Crystallography

Chemistry

Copper

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications

Structural models for the co-ordination geometries of a CuI–CuII redox couple in copper enzymes have been prepared and characterized; they suggest a mechanism for certain copper enzyme reactions where both electrons and protons are involved.

Model structures for a copper(<scp>I</scp>)–copper(<scp>II</scp>) redox couple in copper proteins: X-ray powder structure of bis(imidazole)copper(<scp>I</scp>) perchlorate and crystal structure of bis(imidazole)copper(<scp>II</scp>) diacetate

Model structures for a copper(I)–copper(II) redox couple in copper proteins: X-ray powder structure of bis(imidazole)copper(I) perchlorate and crystal structure of bis(imidazole)copper(II) diacetate