Copper–oxygen adducts: new trends in characterization and properties towards C–H activation

J De Tovar, R Leblay, Y Wang, L Wojcik… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This review summarizes the latest discoveries in the field of C–H activation by copper
monoxygenases and more particularly by their bioinspired systems. This work first describes …

Structural Snapshots, Trajectory and Thermodynamics of the Reversible μ‐1, 2‐Peroxo/μ‐1, 1‐Hydroperoxo Dicopper (II) Interconversion

CJ Spyra, D Hiller, KA Eisenlohr, S Dechert… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen bonds involving the oxygen atoms of intermediates that result from copper‐
mediated O2 activation play a key role for controlling the reactivity of Cux/O2 active sites in …

Dioxygenase Chemistry in Nucleophilic Aldehyde Deformylations Utilizing Dicopper O2-Derived Peroxide Complexes

PK Hota, S Panda, H Phan, B Kim… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of copper-dioxygen complexes is relevant to copper enzymes in biology as
well as in (ligand) Cu–O2 (or Cu2–O2) species utilized in oxidative transformations. For …

Synthetic Copper-(Di) oxygen Complex Generation and Reactivity Relevant to Copper Protein O2-Processing

KD Karlin, PK Hota, K Bohee, S Panda… - Bulletin of Japan Society …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Copper-(di) oxygen derived species, ie, Cun (n= 1-4) superoxide, peroxide, hydroperoxide
or oxyl (Cu–O•), participate as crucial intermediates in various critically important …

Direct coordination of phenol reductants to copper enables the Cu (II) reduction in Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

L Liao, J Kuang, W Peng, P Wu, X Sang, H Yin, C Tian… - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Copper-dependent lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are key enzymes
involved in the breakdown of recalcitrant polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin …