2024
Water Ligands Regulate the Redox Leveling Mechanism of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of the Photosystem II
Liu J, Yang K, Long Z, Armstrong W, Brudvig G, Batista V. Water Ligands Regulate the Redox Leveling Mechanism of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of the Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 15986-15999. PMID: 38833517, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton-coupled electron transferOxygen-evolving complexWater insertionWater ligandsCatalytic cycleMolecular dynamicsO-O bondQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanicsConformational changesFree energy changeLigand environmentElectron transferLigand exchangePhotosystem IIOxygen evolutionWater binding mechanismsEnergy changeLigandBinding mechanismAqueous environmentRedoxWater bindingLigand bindingCatalystIsomerization
2023
Redox leveling of the Kok cycle of photosystem II established by water ligand binding to the oxygen evolving complex
Liu J, Yang K, Brudvig G, Batista V. Redox leveling of the Kok cycle of photosystem II established by water ligand binding to the oxygen evolving complex. Biophysical Journal 2023, 122: 199a-200a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.1210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Triplet Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Functional Role of the Carboxylate Buffer
Rivalta I, Yang K, Brudvig G, Batista V. Triplet Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Functional Role of the Carboxylate Buffer. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5: 2384-2390. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxomanganese complexesTriplet oxygenOxygen evolutionWater splittingCatalytic oxygen evolutionO bond formationBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesNucleophilic water moleculeUnderlying reaction mechanismGreen plant chloroplastsPhotosynthetic oxygen evolutionWater ligandsCarboxylate ligandsInorganic coreMn complexesSuperoxo speciesNoninnocent roleCarboxylate groupsWater moleculesSubstrate waterBond formationSynthetic complexesCarboxylate buffersNucleophilic attackRedox potential
2013
Electrostatic Effects on Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Oxomanganese Complexes Inspired by the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Amin M, Vogt L, Vassiliev S, Rivalta I, Sultan MM, Bruce D, Brudvig GW, Batista VS, Gunner MR. Electrostatic Effects on Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Oxomanganese Complexes Inspired by the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2013, 117: 6217-6226. PMID: 23570540, PMCID: PMC3753004, DOI: 10.1021/jp403321b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxomanganese complexesElectron transferOxygen-evolving complexComplexes 6Electrostatic effectsΜ-oxo bridgeDensity functional theory levelTerminal water ligandsBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesPhotosystem IIOxidation state transitionsContinuum electrostatic modelWater ligandsLigand substituentsOxidation midpoint potentialsOxo bridgeCalculated pKaProton transferElectrostatic interactionsTheory levelElectrostatic contributionMidpoint potentialMn oxidationElectrostatic modelFree energy
2010
Study of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in a Biomimetic Dimanganese Water Oxidation Catalyst with Terminal Water Ligands
Wang T, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Study of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in a Biomimetic Dimanganese Water Oxidation Catalyst with Terminal Water Ligands. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2010, 6: 2395-2401. PMID: 20827389, PMCID: PMC2935188, DOI: 10.1021/ct1002658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTerminal water ligandsWater ligandsOxomanganese complexesElectron transferRedox potentialProton Coupled Electron TransferWater oxidation catalystsCyclic voltammogram measurementsLewis base moietyOxidation of waterFree energy calculationsInorganic coreOxidation potentialOxidation statePrimary oxidantOxidation catalystMn centersBase moietyEnergy calculationsBiomimetic modelLigandsAnalogous conversionOxidationFree energyPhotosystem IICharacterization of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Evaluation of the DFT B3LYP Level of Theory
Wang T, Brudvig G, Batista VS. Characterization of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in a Biomimetic Oxomanganese Complex: Evaluation of the DFT B3LYP Level of Theory. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2010, 6: 755-760. PMID: 20607115, PMCID: PMC2896228, DOI: 10.1021/ct900615b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexDensity functional theoryRedox processesElectron transferOEC of PSIIRedox potentialProton Coupled Electron TransferSolution magnetic susceptibilityCyclic voltammogram measurementsBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesPhotosystem IIOxidation state transitionsDFT-B3LYP levelBecke-3-LeeFree energy calculationsContinuum solvation modelOxomanganese complexesWater ligandsWater oxidationIR spectroscopyOxo bridgeOxidation stateB3LYP levelDi-muSolvation model
2009
Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization
Li G, Sproviero E, Snoeberger R, Iguchi N, Blakemore J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Batista V. Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization. Energy & Environmental Science 2009, 2: 230-238. DOI: 10.1039/b818708h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsOxidation catalystTiO2 nanoparticlesUV-visible spectroscopyTiO 2 nanoparticlesMixed valence stateAmorphous TiO2 nanoparticlesWater ligandsElectrochemical studiesElectrochemical measurementsEPR spectroscopySurface complexesMimic photosynthesisDirect adsorptionSitu synthesisTiO2 surfaceSuccessful attachmentEPR dataNanoparticlesCatalystSolar cellsSpectroscopyComputational modelingAdsorptionEPR