Mechanism of Manganese-Catalyzed Oxygen Evolution from Experimental and Theoretical Analyses of 18O Kinetic Isotope Effects
Khan S, Yang K, Ertem M, Batista V, Brudvig G. Mechanism of Manganese-Catalyzed Oxygen Evolution from Experimental and Theoretical Analyses of 18O Kinetic Isotope Effects. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5: 7104-7113. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesO2 evolutionOxomanganese complexesElusive reaction intermediatesKinetic oxygen isotope effectO2-evolving complexPhotosystem IIFirst bindsTurnover conditionsPrevious kinetic studiesComplexesOxygen evolutionComplete mechanismEvolutionMechanismSpeciesBindsStrong evidenceIntermediatesTurnoverHighest barrier stepKinetic isotope effects