2019
Synthesis and Reactivity of Paramagnetic Nickel Polypyridyl Complexes Relevant to C(sp2)–C(sp3)Coupling Reactions
Beromi M, Brudvig G, Hazari N, Lant H, Mercado B. Synthesis and Reactivity of Paramagnetic Nickel Polypyridyl Complexes Relevant to C(sp2)–C(sp3)Coupling Reactions. Angewandte Chemie 2019, 131: 6155-6159. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901866.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand
Fisher K, Materna K, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand. ACS Catalysis 2017, 7: 3384-3387. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationElectrocatalytic water oxidationPotential electrolysis experimentsWater oxidation electrocatalystsStrong donor characterCatalyst degradationTurnover frequencyElectrolysis experimentsDonor characterCatalytic turnoverBasic conditionsOxidationHarsh conditionsOxidation resistanceElectrocatalystsCatalystLigandsCopperComplexesO2NHEFormationDegradationSynthesis of pyridine-alkoxide ligands for formation of polynuclear complexes
Shopov D, Sharninghausen L, Sinha S, Borowski J, Mercado B, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Synthesis of pyridine-alkoxide ligands for formation of polynuclear complexes. New Journal Of Chemistry 2017, 41: 6709-6719. DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01845b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-donor ligandsPolynuclear complexesFirst-row transition metalsPyridine-alkoxide ligandsInexpensive starting materialsOne-step synthesisX-ray crystallographyPolynuclear clustersTransition metalsStarting materialScalable procedureGeneral formulaLigandsEffective bindingLarge-scale productionLigand 2Chelation powerComplexesSynthesisDenticityCluster formationDeprotonationFormationCrystallographyChromatography
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