Oxygen activation and radical transformations in heme proteins and metalloporphyrins

X Huang, JT Groves - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
As a result of the adaptation of life to an aerobic environment, nature has evolved a panoply
of metalloproteins for oxidative metabolism and protection against reactive oxygen species …

Activation and catalytic transformation of methane under mild conditions

Y Tang, Y Li, FF Tao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last few decades, worldwide scientists have been motivated by the promising
production of chemicals from the widely existing methane (CH4) under mild conditions for …

Selective methane oxidation by molecular iron catalysts in aqueous medium

H Fujisaki, T Ishizuka, H Kotani, Y Shiota, K Yoshizawa… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Using natural gas as chemical feedstock requires efficient oxidation of the constituent
alkanes—and primarily methane,. The current industrial process uses steam reforming at …

Highly Robust Iron Catalyst System for Intramolecular C(sp3)−H Amidation Leading to γ‐Lactams

J Kweon, S Chang - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Disclosed here is the use of an iron catalyst system for an intramolecular C− H amidation
toward γ‐lactam synthesis from dioxazolone precursors.(Phthalocyanine) FeIIICl was found …

Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics modeling of enzymatic processes: Caveats and breakthroughs

MG Quesne, T Borowski… - Chemistry–A European …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has developed large groups of enzymatic catalysts with the aim to transfer substrates
into useful products, which enables biosystems to perform all their natural functions. As …

μ-Nitrido diiron macrocyclic platform: particular structure for particular catalysis

P Afanasiev, AB Sorokin - Accounts of chemical research, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The ultimate objective of bioinspired catalysis is the development of efficient
and clean chemical processes. Cytochrome P450 and soluble methane monooxygenase …

Solar-initiated photocatalytic degradation of carbamazepine on excited-state hexadecachlorophthalocyanine in the presence of peroxymonosulfate

L Wang, W Lu, D Ni, T Xu, N Li, Z Zhu, H Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the field of environmental catalysis, the construction of highly efficient and stable catalytic
oxidation processes has raised considerable attention. In this study, a novel solar-initiated …

Catalytic degradation of recalcitrant pollutants by Fenton-like process using polyacrylonitrile-supported iron (II) phthalocyanine nanofibers: Intermediates and pathway

Z Zhu, Y Chen, Y Gu, F Wu, W Lu, T Xu, W Chen - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) molecules were isolated in polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
nanofibers by electrospinning to prevent the formation of dimers and oligomers …

Machine learning-aided engineering of a cytochrome P450 for optimal bioconversion of lignin fragments

AHS Dias, Y Cao, MS Skaf, SP De Visser - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Using machine learning, molecular dynamics simulations, and density functional theory
calculations we gain insight into the selectivity patterns of substrate activation by the …

Tuning of organic heterojunction conductivity by the substituents' electronic effects in phthalocyanines for ambipolar gas sensors

Z Şahin, R Meunier-Prest, F Dumoulin, A Kumar… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exploiting organic heterojunction effects in electrical devices are an important strategy to
improve the electrical conductivity, which can be utilized into improving the conductometric …