High-valent iron (IV)–oxo complexes are of great significance as reactive intermediates
implicated in diverse chemical and biological systems. The aqueous iron (IV)–oxo complex …

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 …

The most fundamental concepts in chemistry are structure, energetics, reactivity and their
inter-relationships, which are indispensable for promoting chemistry into a rational science …

This Perspective presents the fundamental principles, the elementary reactions, the initial
catalytic systems, and the contemporary catalysts that have converted C–H bond …

Heme proteins utilize the heme cofactor, an iron porphyrin, to perform a diverse range of
reactions including dioxygen binding and transport, electron transfer, and oxidation …

Fe singly anchored onto graphite carbon nitride (Fe-SA/PHCNS) as triple bondFe-N 6 was
synthesized to realize efficient peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation and superior organic …

Direct C–H bond functionalization catalyzed by non-precious transition metals is an
attractive strategy in synthetic chemistry. Compared with the precious metals rhodium …

Since our initial report in 1976, the oxygen rebound mechanism has become the consensus
mechanistic feature for an expanding variety of enzymatic C–H functionalization reactions …

Conspectus The remarkable aliphatic C–H hydroxylations catalyzed by the heme-containing
enzyme, cytochrome P450, have attracted sustained attention for more than four decades …

The rational design of well-defined, first-row transition metal complexes that can activate
dioxygen has been a challenging goal for the synthetic inorganic chemist. The activation of …