From protein film electrochemistry to nanoconfined enzyme cascades and the electrochemical leaf

FA Armstrong, B Cheng, RA Herold… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein film electrochemistry (PFE) has given unrivalled insight into the properties of redox
proteins and many electron-transferring enzymes, allowing investigations of otherwise ill …

Visible-light induced direct C (sp3)-H functionalization: recent advances and future prospects

JL Tu, Y Zhu, P Li, B Huang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The direct activation of inert saturated C–H bonds for selective functionalization has long
been a significant challenge in organic synthesis. The past few decades have witnessed the …

Enzymatic Electrosynthesis of Glycine from CO2 and NH3

R Wu, F Li, X Cui, Z Li, C Ma, H Jiang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymatic electrosynthesis has gained more and more interest as an emerging green
synthesis platform, particularly for the fixation of CO2. However, the simultaneous utilization …

Bioelectrocatalytic Synthesis: Concepts and Applications

DG Boucher, E Carroll, ZA Nguyen… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectrocatalytic synthesis is the conversion of electrical energy into value‐added
products using biocatalysts. These methods merge the specificity and selectivity of …

Surface coordination enhanced visible-light photocatalytic coupling of benzylamine to N-benzylidene benzylamine over the Pd/NH2-MIL-125 (Ti) nanosheets

H Wang, J Yu, S Wei, M Lin, Y Song, L Wu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The two-dimensional (2D) Metal Organic Framework (MOF) of NH 2-MIL-125 (Ti)
nanosheets with oxygen vacancies were prepared to construct a multifunctional …

Uniformly microporous diatomite supported Ni0/2+ catalyzed controllable selective reductive amination of benzaldehydes to primary amines, secondary imines and …

X Zhang, J Zhao, C Che, J Qin, T Wan, F Sun, J Ma… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The controllable highly selective reductive amination of carbonyl compound to primary
amines, secondary imines and secondary amines is one of the challenging problems in …

Design, construction, and application of noncanonical redox cofactor infrastructures

WB Black, S Perea, H Li - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Noncanonical redox cofactors (NRCs) can overcome the limitations of natural
cofactors.•NRCs enable specific delivery of reducing power outside of biological …

Recent developments in oxidative biocatalytic cascades

WWL See, JPS Choo, DY Jung, L Zhi - Current Opinion in Green and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biocatalytic cascades that involve enzymatic oxidation as one or more key steps are
powerful tools to access valuable chemicals with various functionalizations starting from …

Electrochemical cascade reactions for electro-organic synthesis

S Blank, Z Nguyen, DG Boucher, SD Minteer - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemical cascades are an attractive tool for use in organic synthesis, providing an
elegant pathway for one-pot synthesis of important chemical feedstocks. These cascade …

Advanced Electroanalysis for Electrosynthesis

M Brachi, W El Housseini, K Beaver… - ACS Organic & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrosynthesis is a popular, environmentally friendly substitute for conventional organic
methods. It involves using charge transfer to stimulate chemical reactions through the …