The selective catalytic functionalization of hydrocarbons under mild conditions is a subject of
considerable current interest. While selective oxidations of Csingle bondH bonds remain a …

A comprehensive DFT investigation has been presented to predict how a carboxylate-rich
macrocycle would affect the reactivity of a non-heme Fe (IV) O complex towards C–H …

Enzymes in the oxygen-activating class of mononuclear non-heme iron oxygenases (MNOs)
contain a highly conserved iron center facially ligated by two histidine nitrogen atoms and …

The function of the recently isolated sulerythrin (SulE) has been investigated using a
combination of structural and electronic analyses based on quantum mechanical …

Variable-temperature stopped-flow (VT-SF) electronic spectroscopy (-85 to-50 C) was
utilized to study the reactivity properties of a family of synthetic mononuclear and binuclear …

The efficient utilization of O 2 for oxidative chemical transformations remains an unmet
challenge of the scientific community. O 2 activating enzymes, however, have developed …

The productive, controlled activation of O 2 via small-molecule catalysts remains a
significant challenge to bioinorganic chemistry. With enzymes, global folding energies …

Mononuclear non-heme iron oxygenase (MNO) enzymes utilize ferrous iron and dioxygen to
perform a variety of thermodynamically challenging reactions at standard temperatures and …