2023
Selective Methane Oxidation by Heterogenized Iridium Catalysts
Li H, Fei M, Troiano J, Ma L, Yan X, Tieu P, Yuan Y, Zhang Y, Liu T, Pan X, Brudvig G, Wang D. Selective Methane Oxidation by Heterogenized Iridium Catalysts. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2023, 145: 769-773. PMID: 36594824, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective methane oxidationValue-added oxygenatesPrepared catalystIr complexesIr centerOxide supportIridium catalystEasy separationC bondDirect CHImmobilization approachCatalystMethyl migrationOH productionMethane oxidationAcetic acidDirect routeKey stepCHCarbonylationElectrophilicityOxygenatesCarbonylBondsOxidation
2022
Highly stable preferential carbon monoxide oxidation by dinuclear heterogeneous catalysts
Zhao Y, Dai S, Yang K, Cao S, Materna K, Lant H, Kao L, Feng X, Guo J, Brudvig G, Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M, Batista V, Pan X, Wang D. Highly stable preferential carbon monoxide oxidation by dinuclear heterogeneous catalysts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2206850120. PMID: 36577066, PMCID: PMC9910598, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2206850120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 3428-3442. PMID: 18290643, DOI: 10.1021/ja076130q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate water moleculesWater moleculesMu-oxo bridgeOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsQuantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics StudySolar fuel production systemsPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction structureMolecular mechanics studySecond coordination shellCyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatusOxomanganese clusterDioxygen evolutionTerminal ligandsXRD structureCatalytic clustersCP43-R357Ligand exchangeCatalytic reactionCatalytic cycleReaction intermediatesS0 stateNucleophilic attack
2006
Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II
McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW. Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II. Chemical Reviews 2006, 106: 4455-4483. PMID: 17091926, DOI: 10.1021/cr0204294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular Recognition in the Selective Oxygenation of Saturated C-H Bonds by a Dimanganese Catalyst
Das S, Incarvito CD, Crabtree RH, Brudvig GW. Molecular Recognition in the Selective Oxygenation of Saturated C-H Bonds by a Dimanganese Catalyst. Science 2006, 312: 1941-1943. PMID: 16809537, DOI: 10.1126/science.1127899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrogen bondingMolecular recognitionH bondsCarboxylic acid groupsMolecular recognition elementsSynthetic catalystsSaturated CKemp's triacidSelective oxygenationCOOH groupRegioselective functionalizationH activationHigh selectivityAcid groupsRecognition groupReactive centerRecognition elementCatalystTriacidOrient substratesSelectivityBondingBondsControl experimentsSubstrate
2004
The FAD-shielding Residue Phe1395 Regulates Neuronal Nitric-oxide Synthase Catalysis by Controlling NADP+ Affinity and a Conformational Equilibrium within the Flavoprotein Domain*
Konas D, Zhu K, Sharma M, Aulak K, Brudvig G, Stuehr D. The FAD-shielding Residue Phe1395 Regulates Neuronal Nitric-oxide Synthase Catalysis by Controlling NADP+ Affinity and a Conformational Equilibrium within the Flavoprotein Domain*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 35412-35425. PMID: 15180983, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400872200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Two New Terpyridine Dimanganese Complexes: A Manganese(III,III) Complex with a Single Unsupported Oxo Bridge and a Manganese(III,IV) Complex with a Dioxo Bridge. Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties
Baffert C, Collomb M, Deronzier A, Pécaut J, Limburg J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Two New Terpyridine Dimanganese Complexes: A Manganese(III,III) Complex with a Single Unsupported Oxo Bridge and a Manganese(III,IV) Complex with a Dioxo Bridge. Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties. Inorganic Chemistry 2002, 41: 1404-1411. PMID: 11896708, DOI: 10.1021/ic0107375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxo bridgeElectrochemical behaviorX-ray structureMononuclear complexesComplexes 4Oxo complexesRedox propertiesAqua complexesDimanganese complexesOrganic mediaTrans complexesCis geometrySolid stateDioxo bridgeTrans geometryCis complexesDisproportionation processTrans configurationCrystallographic formsComplexesMn atomsCisMonooxoLigandsSynthesis
2000
Characterization of the O2-Evolving Reaction Catalyzed by [(terpy)(H2O)MnIII(O)2MnIV(OH2)(terpy)](NO3)3 (terpy = 2,2‘:6,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine)
Limburg J, Vrettos J, Chen H, de Paula J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Characterization of the O2-Evolving Reaction Catalyzed by [(terpy)(H2O)MnIII(O)2MnIV(OH2)(terpy)](NO3)3 (terpy = 2,2‘:6,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine). Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2000, 123: 423-430. PMID: 11456544, DOI: 10.1021/ja001090a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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