Enzymatic catalysis has fueled considerable interest from chemists due to its high efficiency
and selectivity. However, the structural complexity and vulnerability hamper the application …

Gases like H2, N2, CO2, and CO are increasingly recognized as critical feedstock in “green”
energy conversion and as sources of nitrogen and carbon for the agricultural and chemical …

Hydrogenase enzymes efficiently process H2 and protons at organometallic FeFe, NiFe, or
Fe active sites. Synthetic modeling of the many H2ase states has provided insight into …

Transition metal-driven small molecule activation is essential for the production of fuels and
chemicals or energy supply. The use of multimetallic catalysts, where two or more metal …

Hydrogen production through water splitting is one of the most promising solutions for the
storage of renewable energy.[NiFe] hydrogenases are organometallic enzymes containing …

Materials science and technology, with the advent of nanotechnology, has brought about
innumerable nanomaterials and multi-functional materials, with intriguing yet profound …

Transition metal hydride complexes are usually amphoteric, not only acting as hydride
donors, but also as Brønsted–Lowry acids. A simple additive ligand acidity constant …

Hydrogenases catalyze the reversible conversion of molecular hydrogen to protons and
electrons via a heterolytic splitting mechanism. The active sites of [NiFe] hydrogenases …

Significant progress has been made in the bioinorganic modeling of the paramagnetic states
believed to be involved in the hydrogen redox chemistry catalyzed by [NiFe] hydrogenase …

The activation and selective transformation of virtually inexhaustible or easy-to-generate
chemicals like N2, O2, CO2, CO, H2, or methane gas to value-added products is a lively …