The development of technologies for the production of chemical fuels or useful compounds
with renewable energy (eg, sunlight) and inexpensive feedstocks relies on an abundant …

The sustainable production of clean energy constitutes one of the most important scientific
challenges of the 21st century. Currently, the major part of the global energy supply is …

This article reviews recent significant advances in the field of water splitting. Catalysts play
very important roles in two half reactions of water splitting-water reduction and water …

Photosystem II (PSII) is the water splitting enzyme of photosynthesis. Its appearance during
evolution dramatically changed the chemical composition of our planet and set in motion an …

An initial review (PCET1) on proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) by Huynh and Meyer
appeared in Chemical Reviews in 2007.(1) This is a follow-up on the original. It was …

At the core of many important energy conversion processes in chemistry and biology are
oxidation-reduction reactions in which both electrons and protons are transferred. An …

Catalysts for the oxidation of H2O are an integral component of solar energy to fuel
conversion technologies. Although catalysts based on scarce and precious metals have …

Modern civilization is dependent upon fossil fuels, a nonrenewable energy source originally
provided by the storage of solar energy. Fossil-fuel dependence has severe consequences …

Iridium half-sandwich complexes of the types Cp* Ir (N− C) X,[Cp* Ir (N− N) X] X, and [CpIr
(N− N) X] X are catalyst precursors for the homogeneous oxidation of water to dioxygen …

Water oxidation is a key reaction in natural photosynthesis and in many schemes for artificial
photosynthesis. Although metal complexes capable of oxidizing water based on Ru, Mn, and …