2021
Organometallic complexes as preferred precursors to form molecular Ir(pyalk) coordination complexes for catalysis of oxygen evolution
Hu G, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Organometallic complexes as preferred precursors to form molecular Ir(pyalk) coordination complexes for catalysis of oxygen evolution. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2021, 526: 120507. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganometallic complexesCoordination complexesCatalyst precursorsOrganometallic ligandsOrganometallic precursorsOxygen evolution catalystsUseful catalyst precursorsBlue solutionPyalk ligandCoordination precursorsChelating ligandHomogeneous catalystsIrOx nanoparticlesActive speciesNanoparticle formationNanoparticle generationOxygen evolutionIsomeric mixtureOxidative activationCore unitLigandsCatalystComplexesActivation processPrecursors
2017
Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium(V) Coordination Complexes With an N,O‐Donor Organic Ligand
Sharninghausen L, Sinha S, Shopov D, Mercado B, Balcells D, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium(V) Coordination Complexes With an N,O‐Donor Organic Ligand. Angewandte Chemie 2017, 129: 13227-13231. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoordination complexesO-donor organic ligandsMononuclear coordination complexesO-donor environmentMetal-centered oxidationX-ray crystallographyOrganic ligandsDonor strengthAlkoxide groupsDFT calculationsD orbitalsUnprecedented stabilityComplexesLigandsOxidationIR-VIsomersXPSCrystallographyV complexSynthesisCharacterizationStabilityCalculationsDegradationAlternative Electron Acceptors for Photosystem II
Wiwczar J, Brudvig G. Alternative Electron Acceptors for Photosystem II. 2017, 51-66. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48873-8_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron acceptorPhotosystem IIPhotochemical water oxidationElectron acceptor moleculesCobalt coordination complexesElectron acceptor sideElectron transfer pathwayRedox midpoint potentialAlternative electron transfer pathwaysCoordination complexesWater oxidationElectron transferMolecular oxygenMidpoint potentialCation exchangeExogenous electron acceptorsOxygenic photosynthetic organismsAcceptor sidePhotosynthetic electron transport chainAcceptorEnergy applicationsAlternative electron acceptorsThylakoid membranesCytochrome c.Photosynthetic organisms