2018
Water-Nucleophilic Attack Mechanism for the CuII(pyalk)2 Water-Oxidation Catalyst
Rudshteyn B, Fisher K, Lant H, Yang K, Mercado B, Brudvig G, Crabtree R, Batista V. Water-Nucleophilic Attack Mechanism for the CuII(pyalk)2 Water-Oxidation Catalyst. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8: 7952-7960. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinetic isotope effectsWater nucleophilic attack mechanismWater oxidation catalystsWater nucleophilic attackD Kinetic Isotope EffectO bond formationUV-visible spectraDensity functional theoryElectrochemical stepWater oxidationElectrochemical analysisTurnover frequencyDerivative complexesBond formationRadical speciesRational designCis formFunctional theoryIsotope effectRate-limiting stepCatalystComplexesAttack mechanismMechanistic findingsDeprotonation
2002
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Involving Tyrosine Z in Photosystem II †
Kühne H, Brudvig G. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Involving Tyrosine Z in Photosystem II †. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106: 8189-8196. DOI: 10.1021/jp0206222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO2-evolving complexYZ oxidationOxidation reactionTyrosine ZProton-coupled electron transfer stepsManganese-depleted photosystem IIPhotosystem IIWater oxidation reactionOxidation of waterOxidation of YZElectron transfer stepProton inventory experimentsProton movementWater oxidationElectron transferRedox mechanismNumber of protonsTransfer stepOxidation processOnset temperatureSecondary donorDeuterated samplesOxidationIsotope effectChloride ions