2023
Mechanistic investigation of a Ni-catalyzed electrochemical reductive cleavage of the α-O-4 bond in the lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether
Lin F, Petrović P, Tse H, Erythropel H, Lam J, Anastas P. Mechanistic investigation of a Ni-catalyzed electrochemical reductive cleavage of the α-O-4 bond in the lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether. Green Chemistry 2023, 25: 9720-9732. DOI: 10.1039/d3gc01814h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectrochemical reductive cleavageBenzyl phenyl etherReductive cleavagePhenyl etherO bondReaction mechanismLignin αCarbon paper cathodeO bond scissionCP electrodePaper cathodeRole of methanolElectrode surfaceCatalyst surfaceDFT calculationsProton donorBond scissionRoom temperatureProton transferPhenoxy anionCatalytic cleavageO saltMechanistic routesBenzylic carbonInert atmosphere
2022
Development of a Ni-promoted, selective electrochemical reductive cleavage of the C–O bond in lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether
Lin F, TSE H, Erythropel H, Petrović P, Garedew M, Chen J, Lam J, Anastas P. Development of a Ni-promoted, selective electrochemical reductive cleavage of the C–O bond in lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether. Green Chemistry 2022, 24: 6295-6305. DOI: 10.1039/d2gc01510b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenzyl phenyl etherO bondBenzylic CPhenyl etherElectrochemical protocolElectrochemical reductive cleavageNoble metal catalystsDivalent metal saltsO bond cleavageSubstrate scope studyMetal catalystsCarbon paperUndivided cellBond cleavageMetal saltsRoom temperatureModel compoundsBenzylic ethersNi foamCatalytic hydrogenolysisAmbient pressureReductive cleavageSelective cleavageNi saltsLignin valorization
2021
Forging O–O Bonds
Cody C, Brudvig G. Forging O–O Bonds. Joule 2021, 5: 1923-1925. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Vrettos J, Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2002, 357: 1395-1405. PMID: 12437878, PMCID: PMC1693042, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese clusterProton-coupled electron transfer stepsO bond-forming stepPhotosystem IIWater oxidation chemistryBond-forming stepElectron transfer stepFour-electron oxidationTetranuclear manganese clusterOxidation chemistryWater moleculesModel chemistryO bondNucleophilic attackIon selectivityBiophysical studiesChemistryCalcium sitesOxidationSpecific roleModel systemComplexesHis190Recent studiesWater
1987
The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II
Brudvig G. The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1987, 19: 91-104. PMID: 3034873, DOI: 10.1007/bf00762719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese complexesElectron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studiesManganese ionsS2 stateTetranuclear manganese complexPhotosystem IIFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesDisplacement of O2Coordination chemistryOxidation stateO bondSpectroscopic studiesS4 stateMagnetic propertiesComplexesIonsLike structureManganeseMn4O4ChemistryStructureBondsOxidationProperties
1986
Mechanism for photosynthetic O2 evolution.
Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Mechanism for photosynthetic O2 evolution. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 4586-4588. PMID: 3460059, PMCID: PMC323785, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.13.4586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsO2-evolving complexManganese complexesPhotosynthetic O2 evolutionS2 stateCubane-like complexCubane-like structureIntermediate oxidation statesEPR spectral dataO2 evolutionSpectral dataDisplacement of O2Coordination chemistryOxidation stateO bondS4 stateRecent EPRUV spectral dataManganese sitesStructural conversionComplexesMolecular mechanismsMn4O4ChemistryStructureEPR
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