Free energies of proton-coupled electron transfer reagents and their applications

RG Agarwal, SC Coste, BD Groff, AM Heuer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present an update and revision to our 2010 review on the topic of proton-coupled
electron transfer (PCET) reagent thermochemistry. Over the past decade, the data and …

Nitrogen fixation reaction derived from nanostructured catalytic materials

S Wang, F Ichihara, H Pang, H Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An efficient nitrogen fixation reaction is highly desirable for obtaining the essential chemicals
and energy carriers but remains a challenge due to the strong nonpolar bonding and …

The spectroscopy of nitrogenases

C Van Stappen, L Decamps, GE Cutsail III… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogenases are responsible for biological nitrogen fixation, a crucial step in the
biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. These enzymes utilize a two-component protein system and …

Deep eutectic-solvothermal synthesis of nanostructured Fe 3 S 4 for electrochemical N 2 fixation under ambient conditions

X Zhao, X Lan, D Yu, H Fu, Z Liu, T Mu - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the synthesis of nanostructured Fe3S4 from deep eutectic solvents via a one-step
solvothermal method. The as-obtained Fe3S4 catalyst was capable of electrochemically …

Catalytic N2-to-NH3 Conversion by Fe at Lower Driving Force: A Proposed Role for Metallocene-Mediated PCET

MJ Chalkley, TJ Del Castillo, BD Matson… - ACS central …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We have recently reported on several Fe catalysts for N2-to-NH3 conversion that operate at
low temperature (− 78° C) and atmospheric pressure while relying on a very strong …

Catalytic nitrogen-to-ammonia conversion by osmium and ruthenium complexes

J Fajardo Jr, JC Peters - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Despite the critical role Ru and Os complexes have played in the development of transition
metal dinitrogen chemistry, they have not been shown to mediate catalytic N2-to-NH3 …

Testing the Push–Pull Hypothesis: Lewis Acid Augmented N2 Activation at Iron

JB Geri, JP Shanahan… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We present a systematic investigation of the structural and electronic changes that occur in
an Fe (0)–N2 unit (Fe (depe) 2 (N2); depe= 1, 2-bis (diethylphosphino) ethane) upon the …

Organometallic chemistry of transition metal alkylidyne complexes centered at metathesis reactions

M Cui, G Jia - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transition metals form a variety of alkylidyne complexes with either a d0 metal center (high-
valent) or a non-d0 metal center (low-valent). One of the most interesting properties of …

Cationic Effects on the Net Hydrogen Atom Bond Dissociation Free Energy of High-Valent Manganese Imido Complexes

NG Léonard, T Chantarojsiri, JW Ziller… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Local electric fields can alter energy landscapes to impart enhanced reactivity in enzymes
and at surfaces. Similar fields can be generated in molecular systems using charged …

Efficient nitrogen fixation to ammonia on MXenes

M Shao, Y Shao, W Chen, KL Ao, R Tong… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Active catalysts for nitrogen fixation (N2-fixation) have been widely pursued through
constant efforts for industrial applications. Here, we report a family of catalysts, MXenes …