2023
Electrocatalytic, Homogeneous Ammonia Oxidation in Water to Nitrate and Nitrite with a Copper Complex
Liu H, Lant H, Troiano J, Hu G, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Electrocatalytic, Homogeneous Ammonia Oxidation in Water to Nitrate and Nitrite with a Copper Complex. ECS Meeting Abstracts 2023, MA2023-01: 2691-2691. DOI: 10.1149/ma2023-01552691mtgabs.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationAmmonia oxidationO bond formationInitial mechanistic studiesMolecular catalystsCopper complexesMetal electrocatalystsFaradaic efficiencyAqueous mediaBond formationHigh selectivityOxidation processN2 productTitle reactionOxidationMechanistic studiesCatalysisComplexesRoom temperatureFriendly productionWaterElectrocatalystsElectrocatalyticNitrateCatalyst
2021
Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure
Amin M, Kaur D, Gunner M, Brudvig G. Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2021, 133: 108890. DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryS3 transitionPhotosystem IIWater oxidation mechanismS2-S3 transitionKok cycleOxidation mechanismContinuum electrostaticsHydrogen fuelFunctional theoryS2 stateSolar energyArtificial systemsCatalystDeprotonationWaterMn4CalculationsElectrostaticsSr2OxygenEnergeticsTransitionFuelStructureForging 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
2016
Solvent Dependence of Lateral Charge Transfer in a Porphyrin Monolayer
Brennan B, Regan K, Durrell A, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G. Solvent Dependence of Lateral Charge Transfer in a Porphyrin Monolayer. ACS Energy Letters 2016, 2: 168-173. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPropylene carbonateRedox-active monolayerCharge transfer kineticsAqueous solvent mixturesCharge transfer mechanismLateral charge transferLateral charge transportPorphyrin monolayersPorphyrin systemsCharge transferSolvent dependenceInfluence of waterSolar energy harvestingSolvent mixturesCharge transportSolventHole hoppingPacking dynamicsMonolayersOrders of magnitudeCarbonateNsSolvationWater
2011
Energy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production
Moore G, Brudvig G. Energy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production. Annual Review Of Condensed Matter Physics 2011, 2: 303-327. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-062910-140503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial photosynthetic constructsSolar fuel productionEnergy conversionSource of electronsEnergy storage efficiencySolar fuelsPhotoelectrochemical systemMechanistic detailsFuel productionConversionAspects of photosynthesisHuman energy demandsStorage efficiencySolar energyElectronsWaterPhotosynthesisSolutionAn Iridium(IV) Species, [Cp*Ir(NHC)Cl]+, Related to a Water-Oxidation Catalyst
Brewster T, Blakemore J, Schley N, Incarvito C, Hazari N, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. An Iridium(IV) Species, [Cp*Ir(NHC)Cl]+, Related to a Water-Oxidation Catalyst. Organometallics 2011, 30: 965-973. DOI: 10.1021/om101016s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsOne-electron stepsX-ray crystallographyWingtip groupsElectrochemical characterizationLigand environmentElectrochemical behaviorOxidation stateEPR spectroscopyNew compoundsCatalystRhombic symmetryCompoundsΚ2 CC donorsPrecatalystNHCChelatesCrystallographySpectroscopyLigandsCatalyticPrecursorsCharacterizationWater
2008
Functional Manganese Model Chemistry Relevant to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Oxidation of a Mn(III,IV) Complex Coupled to Deprotonation of a Terminal Water Ligand
Cady C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Functional Manganese Model Chemistry Relevant to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Oxidation of a Mn(III,IV) Complex Coupled to Deprotonation of a Terminal Water Ligand. 2008, 377-381. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9_85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTerminal water ligandsWater ligandsDinuclear manganese complexPH-dependent oxidationOxygen-Evolving ComplexRedox stepsManganese complexesRedox levelingElectron transferModel chemistryTerminal waterLigandsOxidationDeprotonationComplex occursComplexesPhotosystem IIChemistryProtonsMVPHWaterNarrow rangeTransfer
2005
Mechanistic Comparisons Between Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase
Brudvig G, Wikström M. Mechanistic Comparisons Between Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase. Advances In Photosynthesis And Respiration 2005, 22: 697-713. DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4254-x_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFour-electron reductionSingle reaction stepSame chemical reactionPhotosystem IIRole of protonsOxygen reductionProton transferMolecular oxygenReaction mechanismReaction stepsActive siteWater reactionChemical reactionsRequirement of electronsMechanistic comparisonReverse reactionReactionCytochrome c oxidaseProtonsC oxidaseMechanistic similaritiesChemistryElectronsWaterRespiratory enzymes
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
1999
A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II
Limburg J, Vrettos J, Liable-Sands L, Rheingold A, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II. Science 1999, 283: 1524-1527. PMID: 10066173, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5407.1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular oxygenPhotosystem IIO bond formationPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationManganese dimerBond formationOxygen atomsActive siteIsotope labelingManganese ionsOxygenPhotosynthesisWaterSodium hypochloriteOxidationIonsFormationAtomsDimersComplexesO2Functional modelConversionHypochlorite