Chemical approaches toward the bioinorganic chemistry of molybdenum and tungsten
enzymes had been either biomimetic (structural modeling) or bioinspired (functional …

The similarities and differences in the fundamental coordination chemistry of molybdenum
and tungsten mainly in physiological oxidation states MIV–VI are examined in relation to the …

Constructing synthetic models of the Mo/Cu active site of aerobic carbon monoxide
dehydrogenase (CODH) has been a long-standing synthetic challenge thought to be crucial …

Biomimetic inorganic chemistry has as its primary goal the synthesis of molecules that
approach or achieve the structures, oxidation states, and electronic and reactivity features of …

The development of the coordination chemistry of dithiolene ligands is summarised, together
with a consideration of the electronic structure of complexes of these 'non-innocent'ligands …

A functional model of Mo–Cu carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) enzyme requires
the presence of an oxidant (metal-oxo) and a metal-bound carbonyl in close proximity. In this …

Expanded phthalocyanine (Pc) congeners with two Mo or W central metal ions and four
isoindole ring moieties have been synthesized using normal Pc formation conditions in the …

Treatment of NiCl2 (dme) and NiBr2 (dme)(dme= dimethoxyethane) with 2 equiv of LiOR
(OR= OC t Bu2Ph) forms the distorted trigonal planar complexes [NiLiX (OR) 2 (THF) …

Carbon monoxide dehydrogenases (CODHs) use CO as their sole source of carbon and
energy and are found in both aerobic and anaerobic carboxidotrophic bacteria. Reversible …

A brief description about some selected model complexes in molybdenum and tungsten
bioinorganic chemistry is provided. The synthetic strategies involved and their limitations are …