Transition-metal complexes are attractive targets for the design of catalysts and functional
materials. The behavior of the metal–organic bond, while very tunable for achieving target …

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 …

Conspectus Mononuclear nonheme iron–oxygen species, such as iron–superoxo,−
peroxo,− hydroperoxo, and− oxo, are key intermediates involved in dioxygen activation and …

Quantum mechanical tunneling of atoms is increasingly found to play an important role in
many chemical transformations. Experimentally, atom tunneling can be indirectly detected …

The selective oxidation of hydrocarbons is a challenging reaction for synthetic chemists, but
common in nature. Iron oxygenases activate the O–O bond of dioxygen to perform oxidation …

Quantum mechanical tunneling is a consequence of the wave nature of particles that implies
that a particle can penetrate a potential energy barrier even though there is insufficient …

Advances in (spectroscopic) characterization of the unusual electronic structures of open-
shell cobalt complexes bearing redox-active ligands, combined with detailed map** of …

There are mechanistic dichotomies with regard to the formation, electronic structures and
reaction mechanisms of metal–oxygen intermediates, since these metal–oxygen species …

Hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) reactions are cornerstones of chemistry. Various (metallo)
enzymes performing the HAA catalysis evolved in nature and inspired the rational …

C–H bond activation mediated by oxo-iron (IV) species represents the key step of many
heme and nonheme O2-activating enzymes. Of crucial interest is the effect of spin state of …