The P450 enzyme CYP121 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalyzes a carbon–carbon (C–
C) bond coupling cyclization of the dityrosine substrate containing a diketopiperazine ring …

Choice of ligands is significant to successful synthesis of metal complexes (coordination
compounds). This study reports the use of Schiff base as the right ligand to control the poor …

Dioxygen (O2) is an environmentally benign and abundant oxidant whose utilization is of
great interest in the design of bioinspired synthetic catalytic oxidation systems to reduce …

The new nonheme iron complexes FeII (BNPAPh2O)(N3)(1), FeIII (BNPAPh2O)(OH)(N3)(2),
FeII (BNPAPh2O)(OH)(3), FeIII (BNPAPh2O)(OH)(NCS)(4), FeII (BNPAPh2O)(NCS)(5), FeIII …

The transfer of• OH from metal-hydroxo species to carbon radicals (R•) to give hydroxylated
products (ROH) is a fundamental process in metal-mediated heme and nonheme C–H bond …

High-valent metal-hydroxide species have been implicated as key intermediates in
hydroxylation chemistry catalyzed by heme monooxygenases such as the cytochrome …

A general interest in harnessing the oxidizing power of dioxygen (O2) continues to motivate
research efforts on bioinspired and biomimetic complexes to better understand how …

Abstract Hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb) are heme proteins that capture and transport
molecular oxygen (O2) in living organisms. Although mimicking the O2-binding function of …

A five-coordinate, disiloxide-ligated cobalt (II)(S= 3/2) complex (1) was prepared as an
oxygen-ligated analogue to the previously reported silanedithiolate-ligated CoII …

The functionalization of sp3 carbons is deemed challenging in synthetic organic chemistry
yet has tremendous potential in producing potent organic compounds. A facile synthesis of …