While hydrogen plays an ever-increasing role in modern society, nature has utilized
hydrogen since a very long time as an energy carrier and storage molecule. Among the …

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 …

The reaction takes place at a specialized metal center that dramatically increases the acidity
of H2 and leads to a heterolytic splitting of the molecule which is strongly accelerated by the …

Two major energy-related problems confront the world in the next 50 years. First, increased
worldwide competition for gradually depleting fossil fuel reserves (derived from past …

Reduction of oxides and oxoanions of carbon and nitrogen are of great contemporary
importance as they are crucial for a sustainable environment. Substantial research has been …

Conspectus The [FeFe] hydrogenases (H2ases) catalyze the redox reaction that
interconverts protons and H2. This area of biocatalysis has attracted attention because the …

A series of mononuclear nickel (II) thiolate complexes (Et4N) Ni (X-pyS) 3 (Et4N=
tetraethylammonium; X= 5-H (1a), 5-Cl (1b), 5-CF3 (1c), 6-CH3 (1d); pyS= pyridine-2 …

Generation of hydrogen by reduction of two protons by two electrons can be catalysed by
molecular electrocatalysts. Determination of the thermodynamic driving force for elimination …

Some enzymes function by coupling substrate turnover with electron transfer from a redox
cofactor such as ferredoxin. In the [FeFe]-hydrogenases, nature's fastest catalysts for the …

This report compares biomimetic hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts with and without the
amine cofactor (adtNH): Fe2 (adtNH)(CO) 2 (dppv) 2 (1 NH) and Fe2 (pdt)(CO) 2 (dppv) 2 …