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Ansari N, Babaei V, Najafpour MM. Enhancing catalysis studies with chat generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT): Conversation with ChatGPT. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:3534-3547. [PMID: 38275279 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04178f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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The progress made in natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs), such as generative pre-trained transformers, (GPT) has provided exciting opportunities for enhancing research across various fields. Within the realm of catalysis studies, GPT-driven models present valuable support in expediting the exploration and comprehension of catalytic processes. This research underscores the significance of ChatGPT in catalysis research, emphasizing its prowess as a valuable tool for furthering scientific inquiries. It suggests that for an outstanding oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst as a case study, scientists can leverage ChatGPT to extract deeper insights and brainstorm innovative approaches to grasp the mechanism better and refine current systems.
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- Navid Ansari
- Max Planck Institute for Informatics Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Informatics Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
- Center of Climate Change and Global Warming, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran
- Research Center for Basic Sciences & Modern Technologies (RBST), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran
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Akbari N, Najafpour MM. Decoding Natural Strategy: Oxygen-Evolution Reaction on the Surface of Nickel Oxyhydroxide at Extremely Low Overpotential. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:19107-19114. [PMID: 37922710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Although nickel (hydr)oxides in the absence of other metal ions are conventionally deemed inefficient catalysts for the oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) under alkaline conditions, this study reveals that nickel oxyhydroxide displays an OER activity at the associated peak for Ni(II) to Ni(III) oxidation postcharge accumulation. This occurs with only 90-120 mV overpotentials (at a low current density) and a Tafel slope of 297 mV/decade in a 0.10 M KOH solution. In the initial seconds, the Faraday efficiency lingers at a relatively low 20%, which can be attributed to charge storage. Nonetheless, as the duration extends to reach the 200 s mark, the efficiency notably escalates, exceeding 80%. Additionally, a mechanism for the OER in this low-overpotential zone is proposed, grounded in our investigation of the Ni(II) to Ni(III) peak and the OER region through in situ Raman spectroscopy. Taking into account the quantity of oxygen generated and the concentrations of redox-active Ni ions in the region of the redox peak, a turnover frequency of at a potential of 4.3 × 10-4 s-1 at 1.37 V was calculated. The documented reduction in overpotential during the OER may be ascribed to the complex interplay between the process of the OER and charge accumulation. The convergence of these reciprocally influencing factors facilitates a notably low overpotential in the OER. Our findings bear substantial implications for developing highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the OER in water-splitting applications.
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- Nader Akbari
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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Veena M, Sameena PP, Sarath NG, Noble L, Aswathi KPR, Amritha MS, Johnson R, Joel JM, Anjitha KS, Hou HJM, Puthur JT. Revelations on photosystem II, thermoluminescence, and artificial photosynthesis: a retrospective of Govindjee from fundamentals to applications. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 29:1225-1238. [PMID: 38024954 PMCID: PMC10678879 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01373-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Photosynthesis, as one of the most important chemical reactions, has powered our planet for over four billion years on a massive scale. This review summarizes and highlights the major contributions of Govindjee from fundamentals to applications in photosynthesis. His research included primary photochemistry measurements, in the picosecond time scale, in both Photosystem I and II and electron transport leading to NADP reduction, using two light reactions. He was the first to suggest the existence of P680, the reaction center of PSII, and to prove that it was not an artefact of Chlorophyll a fluorescence. For most photobiologists, Govindjee is best known for successfully exploiting Chlorophyll a fluorescence to understand the various steps in photosynthesis as well as to predict plant productivity. His contribution in resolving the controversy on minimum number of quanta in favor of 8-12 vs 3-4, needed for the evolution of one molecule of oxygen, is a milestone in the area of photosynthesis research. Furthermore, together with Don DeVault, he is the first to provide the correct theory of thermoluminescence in photosynthetic systems. His research productivity is very high: ~ 600 published articles and total citations above 27,000 with an h-index of 82. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including a 2022: Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research. We hope that the retrospective of Govindjee described in this work will inspire and stimulate the readers to continue probing the photosynthetic apparatuses with new discoveries and breakthroughs.
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- Mathew Veena
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Department of Botany, PSMO College, Tirurangadi, Malappuram, Kerala 676 306 India
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- Department of Botany, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam College, P.O., Kothamangalam, Kerala 686 666 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Laboratory of Forensic Analysis and Photosynthesis, Department of Physical and Forensic Sciences, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL 36104 USA
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C. U. Campus, P.O. Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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Titi A, Touzani R, Moliterni A, Giacobbe C, Baldassarre F, Taleb M, Al-Zaqri N, Zarrouk A, Warad I. Ultrasonic Clusterization Process to Prepare [(NNCO) 6Co 4Cl 2] as a Novel Double-Open-Co 4O 6 Cubane Cluster: SXRD Interactions, DFT, Physicochemical, Thermal Behaviors, and Biomimicking of Catecholase Activity. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:32949-32958. [PMID: 36157745 PMCID: PMC9494679 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A novel double-open-cubane (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster with a Co4O6 core was made available under aqua-ultrasonic open atmosphere conditions for the first time. The ultrasonic clusterization of the (3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methanol (NNCOH) ligand with CoCl2·6H2O salts in ethanol yielded a high-purity and high-yield cluster product. Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and ultraviolet (UV)-visible techniques were used to elucidate the clusterization process. The double-open-Co4O6 cubane structure of the (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster was solved by synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and supported by density functional theory (DFT) optimization and thermogravimetric/differential TG (TG/DTG) measurements; moreover, the DFT structural parameters correlated with the ones determined by SXRD. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), Mulliken atomic charge/natural population analysis (MAC/NPA), highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO/LUMO), density of states (DOS), and GRD quantum analyses were computed at the DFT/B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) theory level. The thermal behavior of the cluster was characterized to support the formation of the Co4O6 core as a stable final product. The catalytic property of the (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster was predestined for the oxidation process of 3,5-DTBC diol (3,5-di-tert-butylbenzene-1,2-diol) to 3,5-DTBQ dione (3,5-di-tert-butylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-dione).
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- Abderrahim Titi
- Laboratory
of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Mohammed First University, Oujda60000, Morocco
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- Laboratory
of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Mohammed First University, Oujda60000, Morocco
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- Institute
of Crystallography, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari70126, Italy
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- European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble38040, France
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- Laboratory
of Engineering, Organometallic, Molecular and Environment (LIMOME),
Faculty of Science, Université Sidi
Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez30000, Morocco
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory
of Materials, Nanotechnology, and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, P.O. Box 1014, Agdal-Rabat11000, Morocco
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- Department
of Chemistry, AN-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus P400, Palestine
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Dema K, Hooshmand Z, Pederson MR. Electronic and magnetic signatures of low-lying spin-flip excitonic states of Mn12O12-acetate. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bioherbicides: An Eco-Friendly Tool for Sustainable Weed Management. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061212. [PMID: 34203650 PMCID: PMC8232089 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Weed management is an arduous undertaking in crop production. Integrated weed management, inclusive of the application of bioherbicides, is an emerging weed control strategy toward sustainable agriculture. In general, bioherbicides are derived either from plants containing phytotoxic allelochemicals or certain disease-carrying microbes that can suppress weed populations. While bioherbicides have exhibited great promise in deterring weed seed germination and growth, only a few in vitro studies have been conducted on the physiological responses they evoke in weeds. This review discusses bioherbicide products that are currently available on the market, bioherbicide impact on weed physiology, and potential factors influencing bioherbicide efficacy. A new promising bioherbicide product is introduced at the end of this paper. When absorbed, phytotoxic plant extracts or metabolites disrupt cell membrane integrity and important biochemical processes in weeds. The phytotoxic impact on weed growth is reflected in low levels of root cell division, nutrient absorption, and growth hormone and pigment synthesis, as well as in the development of reactive oxygen species (ROS), stress-related hormones, and abnormal antioxidant activity. The inconsistency of bioherbicide efficacy is a primary factor restricting their widespread use, which is influenced by factors such as bioactive compound content, weed control spectrum, formulation, and application method.
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Mousazade Y, Mohammadi MR, Bagheri R, Bikas R, Chernev P, Song Z, Lis T, Siczek M, Noshiranzadeh N, Mebs S, Dau H, Zaharieva I, Najafpour MM. A synthetic manganese-calcium cluster similar to the catalyst of Photosystem II: challenges for biomimetic water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:5597-5605. [PMID: 32282002 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00536c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, density functional theory calculations, and water-oxidizing activity of a pivalate Mn-Ca cluster. All of the manganese atoms in the cluster are Mn(iv) ions and have a distorted MnO6 octahedral geometry. Three Mn(iv) ions together with a Ca(ii) ion and four-oxido groups form a cubic Mn3CaO4 unit which is similar to the Mn3CaO4 cluster in the water-oxidizing complex of Photosystem II. Using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy, chronoamperometry, and electrochemical methods, a conversion into nano-sized Mn-oxide is observed for the cluster in the water-oxidation reaction.
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- Younes Mousazade
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
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- Surface Protection Research Group, Surface Department, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 519 Zhuangshi Road, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Khomeini International University, 34148-96818, Qazvin, Iran.
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany and Uppsala University, Department of Chemistry - Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Surface Protection Research Group, Surface Department, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 519 Zhuangshi Road, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14. Joliot-Curie, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14. Joliot-Curie, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, 45371-38791 Zanjan, Iran
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran. and Center of Climate Change and Global Warming, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran and Research Center for Basic Sciences & Modern Technologies (RBST), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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Rafique M, Mubashar R, Irshad M, Gillani SSA, Tahir MB, Khalid NR, Yasmin A, Shehzad MA. A Comprehensive Study on Methods and Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Hydrogen Production as a Renewable Energy Resource. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01611-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Singh B, Indra A. Role of redox active and redox non-innocent ligands in water splitting. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Gholamrezaei S, Salavati-Niasari M. Sonochemical synthesis of SrMnO 3 nanoparticles as an efficient and new catalyst for O 2 evolution from water splitting reaction. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 40:651-663. [PMID: 28946470 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The principal focus of this investigation is to prepare the SrMnO3 nanostructures by different chemical methods such as ultrasonic, co-precipitation, microwave, and hydrothermal methods. The influence of calcination temperature, and ultrasound irradiation power, and the presence of surfactant investigated on morphology and size of SrMnO3 nanostructures. As-prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The results indicated that by changing in method and reaction condition, product appeared in different size, morphology, and uniformity. The morphology and size of nanostructures have been influenced on the properties of nano-SrMnO3. For investigation of properties, the SrMnO3 was used in catalytic water splitting for O2 evolution in presence of (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6. The effect of nano-catalysts and the concentration of (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 have been studied on O2 evolution reaction. Results show that the efficiency of water splitting increased by enhancement in the size and uniformity of catalysts and introduced the SrMnO3 as a new and efficient catalyst for O2 evolution reaction.
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- Sousan Gholamrezaei
- Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P. O. Box. 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P. O. Box. 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Paul S, Cox N, Pantazis DA. What Can We Learn from a Biomimetic Model of Nature’s Oxygen-Evolving Complex? Inorg Chem 2017; 56:3875-3888. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Satadal Paul
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Najafpour MM. From manganese complexes to nano-sized manganese oxides as water-oxidizing catalysts for artificial photosynthetic systems: Insights from the Zanjan team. CR CHIM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Guo Y, Li H, He LL, Zhao DX, Gong LD, Yang ZZ. The open-cubane oxo–oxyl coupling mechanism dominates photosynthetic oxygen evolution: a comprehensive DFT investigation on O–O bond formation in the S4state. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:13909-13923. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01617d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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How is O2created in nature? Comprehensive DFT investigations determine the dominance of the open-cubane oxo–oxyl coupling mechanism over alternative possibilities.
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- Yu Guo
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- Simanta Kundu
- Department
of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Guo Y, He LL, Zhao DX, Gong LD, Liu C, Yang ZZ. How does ammonia bind to the oxygen-evolving complex in the S2state of photosynthetic water oxidation? Theoretical support and implications for the W1 substitution mechanism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:31551-31565. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05725j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The mechanistic study shows that NH3substitutes W1 rather than O5 of the OEC in the S2state and leaves in the S4′ state.
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- Yu Guo
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaoning Normal University
- Dalian 116029
- People's Republic of China
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Fenwick AQ, Gregoire JM, Luca OR. Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide to Chemical Fuels: Challenges and Opportunities for a Solar Fuel Device. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2015; 152:47-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Seitz LC, Hersbach TJP, Nordlund D, Jaramillo TF. Enhancement Effect of Noble Metals on Manganese Oxide for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:4178-4183. [PMID: 26722794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Developing improved catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is key to the advancement of a number of renewable energy technologies, including solar fuels production and metal air batteries. In this study, we employ electrochemical methods and synchrotron techniques to systematically investigate interactions between metal oxides and noble metals that lead to enhanced OER catalysis for water oxidation. In particular, we synthesize porous MnOx films together with nanoparticles of Au, Pd, Pt, or Ag and observe significant improvement in activity for the combined catalysts. Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) shows that increased activity correlates with increased Mn oxidation states to 4+ under OER conditions compared to bare MnOx, which exhibits minimal OER current and remains in a 3+ oxidation state. Thickness studies of bare MnOx films and of MnOx films deposited on Au nanoparticles reveal trends suggesting that the enhancement in activity arises from interfacial sites between Au and MnOx.
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- Linsey C Seitz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University , 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University , 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory , 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, California, 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University , 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Najafpour MM, Hołyńska M, Shamkhali AN, Kazemi SH, Hillier W, Amini E, Ghaemmaghami M, Jafarian Sedigh D, Nemati Moghaddam A, Mohamadi R, Zaynalpoor S, Beckmann K. The role of nano-sized manganese oxides in the oxygen-evolution reactions by manganese complexes: towards a complete picture. Dalton Trans 2015; 43:13122-35. [PMID: 25046248 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt01367k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Eighteen Mn complexes with N-donor and carboxylate ligands have been synthesized and characterized. Three Mn complexes among them are new and are reported for the first time. The reactions of oxygen evolution in the presence of oxone (2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4) and cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate catalyzed by these complexes are studied and characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectrometry, dynamic light scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, membrane-inlet mass spectrometry and electrochemistry. Some of these complexes evolve oxygen in the presence of oxone as a primary oxidant. CO2 and MnO4(-) are other products of these reactions. Based on spectroscopic studies, the true catalysts for oxygen evolution in these reactions are different. We proposed that for the oxygen evolution reactions in the presence of oxone, the true catalysts are both high valent Mn complexes and Mn oxides, but for the reactions in the presence of cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate, the active catalyst is most probably a Mn oxide.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran.
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Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of bridged trisbenzoato copper–zinc heterobinuclear complex of 2,2′-bipyridine. J Mol Struct 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Comparison of nano-sized Mn oxides with the Mn cluster of photosystem II as catalysts for water oxidation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:294-306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang Z, Coats KL, Chen Z, Hubin TJ, Yin G. Influence of Calcium(II) and Chloride on the Oxidative Reactivity of a Manganese(II) Complex of a Cross-Bridged Cyclen Ligand. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:11937-47. [DOI: 10.1021/ic501342c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Zhan Zhang
- Key
Laboratory for Large-Format Battery Materials and System, Ministry
of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei
Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 100
Campus Drive, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096, United States
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- Key
Laboratory for Large-Format Battery Materials and System, Ministry
of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei
Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 100
Campus Drive, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096, United States
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- Key
Laboratory for Large-Format Battery Materials and System, Ministry
of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei
Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Taguchi T, Stone KL, Gupta R, Kaiser-Lassalle B, Yano J, Hendrich MP, Borovik A. Preparation and Properties of an Mn IV-Hydroxide Complex: Proton and Electron Transfer at a Mononuclear Manganese Site and its Relationship to the Oxygen Evolving Complex within Photosystem II. Chem Sci 2014; 5:3064-3071. [PMID: 25580212 PMCID: PMC4286883 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc00453a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Photosynthetic water oxidation is catalyzed by a Mn4O5Ca cluster with an unprecedented arrangement of metal ions in which a single manganese center is bonded to a distorted Mn3O4Ca cubane-like structure. Several mechanistic proposals describe the unique manganese center as a site for water binding and subsequent formation of a high valent Mn-oxo center that reacts with a M-OH unit (M = Mn or CaII) to form the O-O bond. The conversion of low valent Mn-OHn (n = 1,2) to a Mn-oxo species requires that a single manganese site be able to accommodate several oxidation states as the water ligand is deprotonated. To study these processes, the preparation and characterization of a new monomeric MnIV-OH complex is described. The MnIV-OH complex completes a series of well characterized Mn-OH and Mn-oxo complexes containing the same primary and secondary coordination spheres; this work thus demonstrates that a single ligand can support mononuclear Mn complexes spanning four different oxidation states (II through V) with oxo and hydroxo ligands that are derived from water. Moreover, we have completed a thermodynamic analysis based on this series of manganese complexes to predict the formation of high valent Mn-oxo species; we demonstrated that the conversion of a MnIV-OH species to a MnV-oxo complex would likely occur via a stepwise proton transfer-electron transfer mechanism. The large dissociation energy for the MnIVO-H bond (~95 kcal/mol) diminished the likelihood that other pathways are operative within a biological context. Furthermore, these studies showed that reactions between Mn-OH and Mn-oxo complexes lead to non-productive, one-electron processes suggesting that initial O-O bond formation with the OEC does not involve an Mn-OH unit.
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- Taketo Taguchi
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Benedictine College, Lisle, IL 60532.
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA
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Codola Z, Lloret-Fillol J, Costas M. Aminopyridine Iron and Manganese Complexes as Molecular Catalysts for Challenging Oxidative Transformations. PROGRESS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY: VOLUME 59 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/9781118869994.ch07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Najafpour MM, Heidari S, Amini E, Khatamian M, Carpentier R, Allakhverdiev SI. Nano-sized layered Mn oxides as promising and biomimetic water oxidizing catalysts for water splitting in artificial photosynthetic systems. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 133:124-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In-situ formation of cobalt-phosphate oxygen-evolving complex-anchored reduced graphene oxide nanosheets for oxygen reduction reaction. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2263. [PMID: 23877331 PMCID: PMC3719074 DOI: 10.1038/srep02263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Oxygen conversion process between O2 and H2O by means of electrochemistry or photochemistry has lately received a great deal of attention. Cobalt-phosphate (Co-Pi) catalyst is a new type of cost-effective artificial oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) with amorphous features during photosynthesis. However, can such Co-Pi OEC also act as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst in electrochemical processes? The question remains unanswered. Here for the first time we demonstrate that Co-Pi OEC does be rather active for the ORR. Particularly, Co-Pi OEC anchoring on reduced graphite oxide (rGO) nanosheet is shown to possess dramatically improved electrocatalytic activities. Differing from the generally accepted role of rGO as an “electron reservoir”, we suggest that rGO serves as “peroxide cleaner” in enhancing the electrocatalytic behaviors. The present study may bridge the gap between photochemistry and electrochemistry towards oxygen conversion.
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Najafpour MM, Abbasi Isaloo M, Abasi M, Hołyńska M. Manganese oxide as a water-oxidizing catalyst: from the bulk to Ångström-scale. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj01393f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Najafpour MM, Amouzadeh Tabrizi M, Haghighi B, Govindjee. A 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-manganese oxide hybrid as a promising structural model for the tyrosine 161/histidine 190-manganese cluster in photosystem II. Dalton Trans 2013. [PMID: 23178300 DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32236f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this communication, we report the synthesis, characterization, and electrochemistry of a 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-manganese oxide hybrid. Our results suggest that this compound is a promising model for the manganese cluster together with tyrosine-161 and histidine-190 in photosystem II of plants, algae and cyanobacteria.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
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Krewald V, Neese F, Pantazis DA. On the magnetic and spectroscopic properties of high-valent Mn3CaO4 cubanes as structural units of natural and artificial water-oxidizing catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:5726-39. [PMID: 23527603 DOI: 10.1021/ja312552f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Mn(IV)3CaO4 cubane is a structural motif present in the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II and in water-oxidizing Mn/Ca layered oxides. This work investigates the magnetic and spectroscopic properties of two recently synthesized complexes and a series of idealized models that incorporate this structural unit. Magnetic interactions, accessible spin states, and (55)Mn isotropic hyperfine couplings are computed with quantum chemical methods and form the basis for structure-property correlations. Additionally, the effects of oxo-bridge protonation and one-electron reduction are examined. The calculated properties are found to be in excellent agreement with available experimental data. It is established that all synthetic and model Mn(IV)3CaO4 cubane complexes have the same high-spin S = (9)/2 ground state. The magnetic coupling conditions under which different ground spin states can be accessed are determined. Substitution of Mn(IV) magnetic centers by diamagnetic ions [e.g., Ge(IV)] allows one to "switch off" specific spin sites in order to examine the magnetic orbitals along individual Mn-Mn exchange pathways, which confirms the predominance of ferromagnetic interactions within the cubane framework. The span of the Heisenberg spin ladder is found to correlate inversely with the number of protonated oxo bridges. Energetic comparisons for protonated models show that the tris-μ-oxo bridge connecting only Mn ions in the cubane has the lowest proton affinity and that the average relaxation energy per additional proton is on the order of 18 kcal·mol(-1), thus making access to ground states other than the high-spin S = (9)/2 state in these cubanes unlikely. The relevance of these cubanes for the OEC and synthetic oxides is discussed.
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- Vera Krewald
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-38, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Lee SH, Kim JH, Park CB. Coupling Photocatalysis and Redox Biocatalysis Toward Biocatalyzed Artificial Photosynthesis. Chemistry 2013; 19:4392-406. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kim YY, Williams D, Meldrum FC, Walsh D. Simple photosystem II water oxidation centre analogues in visible light oxygen and H+ generation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:61-66. [PMID: 23038668 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Calcium manganese oxide nanoparticles for application in water oxidation are synthesized by combination with a carboxylated biopolymer stabilizing agent to form very simple but effective analogues of the photosynthetic PSII oxygen evolving complex. The relative efficiency of these materials for production of O(2) and protons under visible light-promoted reactions is evaluated and prolonged reaction lifetimes are observed.
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- Yi-Yeoun Kim
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Najafpour MM, Kompany-Zareh M, Zahraei A, Jafarian Sedigh D, Jaccard H, Khoshkam M, Britt RD, Casey WH. Mechanism, decomposition pathway and new evidence for self-healing of manganese oxides as efficient water oxidizing catalysts: new insights. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:14603-11. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt51406d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Leonard KC, Fan FRF, Tabrizi MA, Bard AJ, King'ondu CK, Suib SL, Haghighi B, Allakhverdiev SI. Nano-size layered manganese–calcium oxide as an efficient and biomimetic catalyst for water oxidation under acidic conditions: comparable to platinum. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:5085-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt32864c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Najafpour MM, Pashaei B, Zand Z. Photodamage of the manganese–calcium oxide: a model for UV-induced photodamage of the water oxidizing complex in photosystem II. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:4772-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt50280e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Nemati Moghaddam A, Sakha Y. A simple mathematical model for manganese oxide-coated montmorillonite as a catalyst for water oxidation: from nano to macro sized manganese oxide. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:11012-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt50972a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Sedigh DJ, Pashaei B, Nayeri S. Water oxidation by nano-layered manganese oxides in the presence of cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate: important factors and a proposed self-repair mechanism. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00372h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Sedigh DJ. Water oxidation by manganese oxides, a new step towards a complete picture: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:12173-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt51345a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Najafpour MM, Moghaddam AN, Yang YN, Aro EM, Carpentier R, Eaton-Rye JJ, Lee CH, Allakhverdiev SI. Biological water-oxidizing complex: a nano-sized manganese-calcium oxide in a protein environment. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2012; 114:1-13. [PMID: 22941557 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-012-9778-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The resolution of Photosystem II (PS II) crystals has been improved using isolated PS II from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus vulcanus. The new 1.9 Å resolution data have provided detailed information on the structure of the water-oxidizing complex (Umena et al. Nature 473: 55-61, 2011). The atomic level structure of the manganese-calcium cluster is important for understanding the mechanism of water oxidation and to design an efficient catalyst for water oxidation in artificial photosynthetic systems. Here, we have briefly reviewed our knowledge of the structure and function of the cluster.
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Najafpour MM. Biomineralization: a proposed evolutionary origin for inorganic cofactors of enzymes. Theory Biosci 2012; 131:265-72. [PMID: 22872505 DOI: 10.1007/s12064-012-0160-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this paper, three different reactions of nanoparticles and proteins are explained. As a model system, the interactions of birnessite, which is a common manganese oxide in the environment, and bovine serum albumin, as a protein that has a strong affinity for a variety of inorganic molecules, are studied. The author proposes that the cofactor-formation in particular enzymes may be considered as a biomineralization in the presence of the protein. One of the numerous and very small nanoparticles produced in the presence of protein could be formed in an appropriate location in proteins and be used as a primitive inorganic core (cofactor) of enzyme.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Climate Change and Global Warming, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, 45195-1159 Gava Zang, Zanjan, Iran.
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Najafpour MM, Rahimi F, Aro EM, Lee CH, Allakhverdiev SI. Nano-sized manganese oxides as biomimetic catalysts for water oxidation in artificial photosynthesis: a review. J R Soc Interface 2012; 9:2383-95. [PMID: 22809849 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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There has been a tremendous surge in research on the synthesis of various metal compounds aimed at simulating the water-oxidizing complex (WOC) of photosystem II (PSII). This is crucial because the water oxidation half reaction is overwhelmingly rate-limiting and needs high over-voltage (approx. 1 V), which results in low conversion efficiencies when working at current densities required for hydrogen production via water splitting. Particular attention has been given to the manganese compounds not only because manganese has been used by nature to oxidize water but also because manganese is cheap and environmentally friendly. The manganese-calcium cluster in PSII has a dimension of about approximately 0.5 nm. Thus, nano-sized manganese compounds might be good structural and functional models for the cluster. As in the nanometre-size of the synthetic models, most of the active sites are at the surface, these compounds could be more efficient catalysts than micrometre (or bigger) particles. In this paper, we focus on nano-sized manganese oxides as functional and structural models of the WOC of PSII for hydrogen production via water splitting and review nano-sized manganese oxides used in water oxidation by some research groups.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran.
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Najafpour MM, Moghaddam AN, Allakhverdiev SI, Govindjee. Biological water oxidation: lessons from nature. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2012; 1817:1110-21. [PMID: 22507946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hydrogen production by water splitting may be an appealing solution for future energy needs. To evolve hydrogen efficiently in a sustainable manner, it is necessary first to synthesize what we may call a 'super catalyst' for water oxidation, which is the more challenging half reaction of water splitting. An efficient system for water oxidation exists in the water oxidizing complex in cyanobacteria, algae and plants; further, recently published data on the Manganese-calcium cluster have provided details on the mechanism and structure of the water oxidizing complex. Here, we have briefly reviewed the characteristics of the natural system from the standpoint of what we could learn from it to produce an efficient artificial system. In short, to design an efficient water oxidizing complex for artificial photosynthesis, we must learn and use wisely the knowledge about water oxidation and the water oxidizing complex in the natural system. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability: from Natural to Artificial.
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Dau H, Zaharieva I, Haumann M. Recent developments in research on water oxidation by photosystem II. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2012; 16:3-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sakamoto R, Tsukada S, Nishihara H. Multinuclear metalladithiolenes: focusing on electronic communication in mixed-valent states. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:10123-35. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30787a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Pashaei B, Nayeri S. Calcium manganese(iv) oxides: biomimetic and efficient catalysts for water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:4799-805. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12189a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Pashaei B, Nayeri S. Nano-sized layered aluminium or zinc–manganese oxides as efficient water oxidizing catalysts. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:7134-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30353a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Pashaei B. Nanoscale manganese oxide within Faujasite zeolite as an efficient and biomimetic water oxidizing catalyst. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:10156-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30891f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Najafpour MM, Sedigh DJ, King'ondu CK, Suib SL. Nano-sized manganese oxide–bovine serum albumin was synthesized and characterized. It is promising and biomimetic catalyst for water oxidation. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21251j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Najafpour MM, Moghaddam AN. Nano-sized manganese oxide: a proposed catalyst for water oxidation in the reaction of some manganese complexes and cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:10292-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30965c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Rahimi F, Amini M, Nayeri S, Bagherzadeh M. A very simple method to synthesize nano-sized manganese oxide: an efficient catalyst for water oxidation and epoxidation of olefins. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:11026-31. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30553d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Najafpour MM, Hillier W, Shamkhali AN, Amini M, Beckmann K, Jagličić Z, Jagodič M, Strauch P, Moghaddam AN, Beretta G, Bagherzadeh M. Synthesis, characterization, DFT studies and catalytic activities of manganese(ii) complex with 1,4-bis(2,2′:6,2′′-terpyridin-4′-yl) benzene. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:12282-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31544k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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