Synthesis of a new estradiol–iron metalloporphyrin conjugate used to build up a new hybrid biocatalyst for selective oxidations by the ‘Trojan horse’ strategy

The synthesis of a new cationic iron metalloporphyrin–estradiol conjugate is reported. After a study of its association with the anti-estradiol antibody 7A3 by UV–visible spectroscopy, the influence of the antibody on the sulfoxidation of thioanisole by H2O2 catalyzed by the iron–metalloporphyrin has been investigated.