2015
Triplet Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Functional Role of the Carboxylate Buffer
Rivalta I, Yang K, Brudvig G, Batista V. Triplet Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Functional Role of the Carboxylate Buffer. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5: 2384-2390. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxomanganese complexesTriplet oxygenOxygen evolutionWater splittingCatalytic oxygen evolutionO bond formationBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesNucleophilic water moleculeUnderlying reaction mechanismGreen plant chloroplastsPhotosynthetic oxygen evolutionWater ligandsCarboxylate ligandsInorganic coreMn complexesSuperoxo speciesNoninnocent roleCarboxylate groupsWater moleculesSubstrate waterBond formationSynthetic complexesCarboxylate buffersNucleophilic attackRedox potential
2014
Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous Imidazolium on Pt(111) by Proton Coupled Electron Transfer
Liao K, Askerka M, Zeitler E, Bocarsly A, Batista V. Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous Imidazolium on Pt(111) by Proton Coupled Electron Transfer. Topics In Catalysis 2014, 58: 23-29. DOI: 10.1007/s11244-014-0340-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-electron shuttleElectron transferCO2 reductionReaction mechanismVoltammetric half-wave potentialAqueous CO2 reductionRecent electrochemical studiesOne-electron reductionHalf-wave potentialHydride transfer mechanismUnderlying reaction mechanismPotential of caAqueous ImidazoliumElectrochemical reductionMultielectron reductionElectrochemical studiesElectrochemical behaviorCathodic wavePt surfacePyridine solutionBrønsted acidsDFT studyFormic acidPyridiniumSuch reactions