Molecular catalysis plays an essential role in both natural and artificial photosynthesis (AP).
However, the field of molecular catalysis for AP has gradually declined in recent years …

The power of oriented electrostatic fields (ESFs) to influence chemical bonding and reactivity
is a phenomenon of rapidly growing interest. The presence of strong ESFs has recently …

A water-oxidation catalyst with high intrinsic activity is the foundation for developing any type
of water-splitting device. To celebrate its 10 years anniversary, in this Perspective we focus …

Significant advances during the past decades in the design and studies of Ru complexes
with polypyridine ligands have led to the great development of molecular water oxidation …

Intercatalyst coupling has been widely applied in the functional mimics for binuclear synergy
in natural metal enzymes. Herein, we introduce two facile and effective design strategies …

Isolation of RuIII-bda (17-electron specie) complex with an aqua ligand (2-electron donor) is
challenging due to violation of the 18-electron rule. Although considerable efforts have been …

The outer coordination sphere of metalloenzyme often plays an important role in its high
catalytic activity, however, this principle is rarely considered in the design of man‐made …

Understanding the seven coordination and Osingle bondO coupling pathway of the
distinguished Ru-bda catalysts is essential for the development of next generation efficient …

A detailed computational investigation of the mechanistic aspects of the water oxidation
catalysis (WOC) for ruthenium‐based catalysts [Ru (bda)(isoq) 2](H2bda= 2, 2′‐bipyridine …

O− O bond formation with Ru (bda) L2‐type catalysts is well‐known to proceed through a
bimolecular reaction pathway, limiting the potential application of these catalysts at low …