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Reuillard B, Costentin C, Artero V. Deciphering Reversible Homogeneous Catalysis of the Electrochemical H 2 Evolution and Oxidation: Role of Proton Relays and Local Concentration Effects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202302779. [PMID: 37073946 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Nickel bisdiphosphine complexes bearing pendant amines form a unique series of catalysts (so-called DuBois' catalysts) capable of bidirectional/reversible electrocatalytic oxidation and production of dihydrogen. This unique behaviour is directly linked to the presence of proton relays installed close to the metal center. We report here for the arginine derivative [Ni(P2 Cy N2 Arg )2 ]6+ on a mechanistic model and its kinetic treatment that may apply to all DuBois' catalysts and show that it allows for a good fit of experimental data measured at different pH values, catalyst concentrations and partial hydrogen pressures. The bidirectionality of catalysis results from balanced equilibria related to hydrogen uptake/evolution on one side and (metal)-hydride installation/capture on the other side, both controlled by concentration effects resulting from the presence of proton relays and connected by two square schemes corresponding to proton-coupled electron transfer processes. We show that the catalytic bias is controlled by the kinetic of the H2 uptake/evolution step. Reversibility does not require that the energy landscape be flat, with redox transitions occurring at potentials up to 250 mV away for the equilibrium potential, although such large deviations from a flat energy landscape can negatively impacts the rate of catalysis when coupled with slow interfacial electron transfer kinetics.
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, LCBM, 38000, Grenoble, France
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Wiedner ES, Appel AM, Raugei S, Shaw WJ, Bullock RM. Molecular Catalysts with Diphosphine Ligands Containing Pendant Amines. Chem Rev 2022; 122:12427-12474. [PMID: 35640056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pendant amines play an invaluable role in chemical reactivity, especially for molecular catalysts based on earth-abundant metals. As inspired by [FeFe]-hydrogenases, which contain a pendant amine positioned for cooperative bifunctionality, synthetic catalysts have been developed to emulate this multifunctionality through incorporation of a pendant amine in the second coordination sphere. Cyclic diphosphine ligands containing two amines serve as the basis for a class of catalysts that have been extensively studied and used to demonstrate the impact of a pendant base. These 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes, now often referred to as "P2N2" ligands, have profound effects on the reactivity of many catalysts. The resulting [Ni(PR2NR'2)2]2+ complexes are electrocatalysts for both the oxidation and production of H2. Achieving the optimal benefit of the pendant amine requires that it has suitable basicity and is properly positioned relative to the metal center. In addition to the catalytic efficacy demonstrated with [Ni(PR2NR'2)2]2+ complexes for the oxidation and production of H2, catalysts with diphosphine ligands containing pendant amines have also been demonstrated for several metals for many different reactions, both in solution and immobilized on surfaces. The impact of pendant amines in catalyst design continues to expand.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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We describe as 'reversible' a bidirectional catalyst that allows a reaction to proceed at a significant rate in response to even a small departure from equilibrium, resulting in fast and energy-efficient chemical transformation. Examining the relation between reaction rate and thermodynamic driving force is the basis of electrochemical investigations of redox reactions, which can be catalysed by metallic surfaces and biological or synthetic molecular catalysts. This relation has also been discussed in the context of biological energy transduction, regarding the function of biological molecular machines that harness chemical reactions to do mechanical work. This Perspective describes mean-field kinetic modelling of these three types of systems - surface catalysts, molecular catalysts of redox reactions and molecular machines - with the goal of unifying concepts in these different fields. We emphasize that reversibility should be distinguished from other figures of merit, such as rate or directionality, before its design principles can be identified and used to engineer synthetic catalysts.
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Efficient electrocatalytic energy conversion requires the devices to function reversibly, i.e. deliver a significant current at minimal overpotential. Redox-active films can effectively embed and stabilise molecular electrocatalysts, but mediated electron transfer through the film typically makes the catalytic response irreversible. Here, we describe a redox-active film for bidirectional (oxidation or reduction) and reversible hydrogen conversion, consisting of [FeFe] hydrogenase embedded in a low-potential, 2,2’-viologen modified hydrogel. When this catalytic film served as the anode material in a H2/O2 biofuel cell, an open circuit voltage of 1.16 V was obtained - a benchmark value near the thermodynamic limit. The same film also acted as a highly energy efficient cathode material for H2 evolution. We explained the catalytic properties using a kinetic model, which shows that reversibility can be achieved despite intermolecular electron transfer being slower than catalysis. This understanding of reversibility simplifies the design principles of highly efficient and stable bioelectrocatalytic films, advancing their implementation in energy conversion.
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Dolui D, Mir AQ, Dutta A. Probing the peripheral role of amines in photo- and electrocatalytic H 2 production by molecular cobalt complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14841-14844. [PMID: 33174879 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05786j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The incorporation of amine functionality in the periphery of a synthetic cobaloxime core induces excellent photo-(TON 180) and electrocatalytic H2 production (TOF 4330 s-1) in aqueous solution. The primary amine group displays a superior influence on the catalysis compared to a secondary amine group with an analogous cobaloxime template.
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- Dependu Dolui
- Chemistry Discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, India.
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- Chemistry Discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, India.
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- Chemistry Discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, India. and Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai 400076, India
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Yang JY, Kerr TA, Wang XS, Barlow JM. Reducing CO2 to HCO2– at Mild Potentials: Lessons from Formate Dehydrogenase. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19438-19445. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Jenny Y. Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Prasad P, Selvan D, Chakraborty S. Biosynthetic Approaches towards the Design of Artificial Hydrogen-Evolution Catalysts. Chemistry 2020; 26:12494-12509. [PMID: 32449989 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of fuel that can minimize our heavy dependence on fossil fuels as the primary energy source. The need of finding greener ways to generate H2 gas has ignited interest in the research community to synthesize catalysts that can produce H2 by the reduction of H+ . The natural H2 producing enzymes hydrogenases have served as an inspiration to produce catalytic metal centers akin to these native enzymes. In this article we describe recent advances in the design of a unique class of artificial hydrogen evolving catalysts that combine the features of the active site metal(s) surrounded by a polypeptide component. The examples of these biosynthetic catalysts discussed here include i) assemblies of synthetic cofactors with native proteins; ii) peptide-appended synthetic complexes; iii) substitution of native cofactors with non-native cofactors; iv) metal substitution from rubredoxin; and v) a reengineered Cu storage protein into a Ni binding protein. Aspects of key design considerations in the construction of these artificial biocatalysts and insights gained into their chemical reactivity are discussed.
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- Pallavi Prasad
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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Kerns SA, Rose MJ. Scaffold-Based Functional Models of [Fe]-Hydrogenase (Hmd): Building the Bridge between Biological Structure and Molecular Function. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1637-1647. [PMID: 32786339 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The well-known dinuclear [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenase enzymes are redox-based proton reduction and H2 oxidation catalysts. In comparison, the structural and functional aspects of the mononuclear nonredox hydrogenase, known as [Fe]-hydrogenase or Hmd, have been less explored because of the relatively recent crystallographic elucidation of the enzyme active site. Additionally, the synthetic challenges posed by the highly substituted and asymmetric coordination environment of the iron guanylylpyridinol (FeGP) cofactor have hampered functional biomimetic modeling studies to a large extent. The active site contains an octahedral low-spin Fe(II) center with the following coordination motifs: a bidentate acyl-pyridone moiety (C,N) and cysteinyl-S in a facial arrangement; two cis carbonyl ligands; and a H2O/H2 binding site. In [Fe]-hydrogenase, heterolytic H2 activation putatively by the pendant pyridone/pyridonate-O base serving as a proton acceptor. Following H2 cleavage, an intermediate Fe-H species is thought to stereoselectively transfer a hydride to the substrate methenyl-H4MPT+, thus forming methylene-H4MPT. In the past decade, chemists, inspired by the elegant organometallic chemistry inherent to the FeGP cofactor, have synthesized a number of faithful structural models. However, functional systems are still relatively limited and often rely on abiological ligands or metal centers that obfuscate a direct correlation to nature's design.Our group has developed a bioinspired suite of synthetic analogues of Hmd to better understand the effects of structure on the stability and functionality of the Hmd active site, with a special emphasis on using a scaffold-based ligand design. This systematic approach has contributed to a deeper understanding of the unique ligand array of [Fe]-hydrogenase in nature and has ultimately resulted in the first functional synthetic models without the aid of abiological ligands. This Account reviews the reactivity of the functional anthracene-scaffolded synthetic models developed by our group in the context of current mechanistic understanding drawn from both protein crystallography and computational studies. Furthermore, we introduce a novel thermodynamic framework to place the reactivity of our model systems in context and provide an outlook on the future study of [Fe]-hydrogenase synthetic models through both a structural and functional lens.
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- Spencer A. Kerns
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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The roles of long-range proton-coupled electron transfer in the directionality and efficiency of [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:20520-20529. [PMID: 32796105 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007090117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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As paradigms for proton-coupled electron transfer in enzymes and benchmarks for a fully renewable H2 technology, [FeFe]-hydrogenases behave as highly reversible electrocatalysts when immobilized on an electrode, operating in both catalytic directions with minimal overpotential requirement. Using the [FeFe]-hydrogenases from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpI) and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrHydA1) we have conducted site-directed mutagenesis and protein film electrochemistry to determine how efficient catalysis depends on the long-range coupling of electron and proton transfer steps. Importantly, the electron and proton transfer pathways in [FeFe]-hydrogenases are well separated from each other in space. Variants with conservative substitutions (glutamate to aspartate) in either of two positions in the proton-transfer pathway retain significant activity and reveal the consequences of slowing down proton transfer for both catalytic directions over a wide range of pH and potential values. Proton reduction in the variants is impaired mainly by limiting the turnover rate, which drops sharply as the pH is raised, showing that proton capture from bulk solvent becomes critical. In contrast, hydrogen oxidation is affected in two ways: by limiting the turnover rate and by a large overpotential requirement that increases as the pH is raised, consistent with the accumulation of a reduced and protonated intermediate. A unique observation having fundamental significance is made under conditions where the variants still retain sufficient catalytic activity in both directions: An inflection appears as the catalytic current switches direction at the 2H+/H2 thermodynamic potential, clearly signaling a departure from electrocatalytic reversibility as electron and proton transfers begin to be decoupled.
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Tuning the reactivity of cobalt-based H2 production electrocatalysts via the incorporation of the peripheral basic functionalities. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cunningham DW, Barlow JM, Velazquez RS, Yang JY. Reversible and Selective CO
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- Drew W. Cunningham
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Natural Sciences II Irvine CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Natural Sciences II Irvine CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Natural Sciences II Irvine CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Natural Sciences II Irvine CA 92697 USA
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Cunningham DW, Barlow JM, Velazquez RS, Yang JY. Reversible and Selective CO 2 to HCO 2 - Electrocatalysis near the Thermodynamic Potential. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4443-4447. [PMID: 31846551 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Reversible catalysis is a hallmark of energy-efficient chemical transformations, but can only be achieved if the changes in free energy of intermediate steps are minimized and the catalytic cycle is devoid of high transition-state barriers. Using these criteria, we demonstrate reversible CO2 /HCO2 - conversion catalyzed by [Pt(depe)2 ]2+ (depe=1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane). Direct measurement of the free energies associated with each catalytic step correctly predicts a slight bias towards CO2 reduction. We demonstrate how the experimentally measured free energy of each step directly contributes to the <50 mV overpotential. We also find that for CO2 reduction, H2 evolution is negligible and the Faradaic efficiency for HCO2 - production is nearly quantitative. A free-energy analysis reveals H2 evolution is endergonic, providing a thermodynamic basis for highly selective CO2 reduction.
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- Drew W Cunningham
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Materna KL, Lalaoui N, Laureanti JA, Walsh AP, Rimgard BP, Lomoth R, Thapper A, Ott S, Shaw WJ, Tian H, Hammarström L. Using Surface Amide Couplings to Assemble Photocathodes for Solar Fuel Production Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:4501-4509. [PMID: 31872996 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A facile surface amide-coupling method was examined to attach dye and catalyst molecules to silatrane-decorated NiO electrodes. Using this method, electrodes with a push-pull dye were assembled and characterized by photoelectrochemistry and transient absorption spectroscopy. The dye-sensitized electrodes exhibited hole injection into NiO and good photoelectrochemical stability in water, highlighting the stability of the silatrane anchoring group and the amide linkage. The amide-coupling protocol was further applied to electrodes that contain a molecular proton reduction catalyst for use in photocathode architectures. Evidence for catalyst reduction was observed during photoelectrochemical measurements and via femtosecond-transient absorption spectroscopy demonstrating the possibility for application in photocathodes.
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- Kelly L Materna
- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , P.O. Box 999, Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Ferro Corporation , Penn Yan , New York 14527 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , P.O. Box 999, Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratories , Uppsala University , P.O. Box 523, Uppsala SE75120 , Sweden
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Ash PA, Kendall-Price SET, Vincent KA. Unifying Activity, Structure, and Spectroscopy of [NiFe] Hydrogenases: Combining Techniques To Clarify Mechanistic Understanding. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:3120-3131. [PMID: 31675209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Achieving a unified understanding of the mechanism of a multicenter redox enzyme such as [NiFe] hydrogenase is complicated by difficulties in reconciling information obtained by using different techniques and on samples in different physical forms. Measurements of the activity of the enzyme, and of factors which perturb activity, are generally carried out using biochemical assays in solution or with electrode-immobilized enzymes using protein film electrochemistry (PFE). Conversely, spectroscopy aimed at reporting on features of the metalloclusters in the enzyme, such as electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), is often conducted on frozen samples and is thus difficult to relate to catalytically relevant states as information about turnover and activity has been lost. To complicate matters further, most of our knowledge of the atomic-level structure of metalloenzymes comes from X-ray diffraction studies in the solid, crystalline state, which are again difficult to link to turnover conditions. Taking [NiFe] hydrogenases as our case study, we show here how it is possible to apply infrared (IR) spectroscopic sampling approaches to unite direct spectroscopic study with catalytic turnover. Using a method we have named protein film IR electrochemistry (PFIRE), we reveal the steady-state distribution of intermediates during catalysis and identify catalytic "bottlenecks" introduced by site-directed mutagenesis. We also show that it is possible to study dynamic transitions between active site states of enzymes in single crystals, uniting solid state and solution spectroscopic information. In all of these cases, the spectroscopic data complement and enhance interpretation of purely activity-based measurements by providing direct chemical insight that is otherwise hidden. The [NiFe] hydrogenases possess a bimetallic [NiFe] active site, coordinated by CO and CN- ligands, linked to the protein via bridging and terminal cysteine sulfur ligands, as well as an electron relay chain of iron sulfur clusters. Infrared spectroscopy is ideal for probing hydrogenases because the CO and CN- ligands are strong IR absorbers, but the suite of IR-based approaches we describe here will be equally valuable in studying substrate- or intermediate-bound states of other metalloenzymes where key mechanistic questions remain open, such as nitrogenase, formate dehydrogenase, or carbon monoxide dehydrogenase. We therefore hope that this Account will encourage future studies which unify information from different techniques across bioinorganic chemistry.
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- Philip A. Ash
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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Yao C, Zhang T, Zhou C, Huang KW. Interrogating the steric outcome during H 2 heterolysis: in-plane steric effects in the regioselective protonation of the PN 3P-pincer ligand. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:12817-12821. [PMID: 31403641 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03003d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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H2 heterolysis to generate well-defined nickel hydride-proton complexes was achieved by the 2nd generation PN3P-pincer nickel platform. The regioselective protonation in the ligand framework was demonstrated for the first time to highlight the importance of in-plane hindrance during the H2 splitting process.
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- Changguang Yao
- KAUST Catalysis Center and Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- KAUST Catalysis Center and Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. and Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center and Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- KAUST Catalysis Center and Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Fourmond V, Wiedner ES, Shaw WJ, Léger C. Understanding and Design of Bidirectional and Reversible Catalysts of Multielectron, Multistep Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:11269-11285. [PMID: 31283209 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Some enzymes, including those that are involved in the activation of small molecules such as H2 or CO2, can be wired to electrodes and function in either direction of the reaction depending on the electrochemical driving force and display a significant rate at very small deviations from the equilibrium potential. We call the former property "bidirectionality" and the latter "reversibility". This performance sets very high standards for chemists who aim at designing synthetic electrocatalysts. Only recently, in the particular case of the hydrogen production/evolution reaction, has it been possible to produce inorganic catalysts that function bidirectionally, with an even smaller number that also function reversibly. This raises the question of how to engineer such desirable properties in other synthetic catalysts. Here we introduce the kinetic modeling of bidirectional two-electron-redox reactions in the case of molecular catalysts and enzymes that are either attached to an electrode or diffusing in solution in the vicinity of an electrode. We emphasize that trying to discuss bidirectionality and reversibility in relation to a single redox potential leads to an impasse: the catalyst undergoes two redox transitions, and therefore two catalytic potentials must be defined, which may depart from the two potentials measured in the absence of catalysis. The difference between the two catalytic potentials defines the reversibility; the difference between their average value and the equilibrium potential defines the directionality (also called "preference", or "bias"). We describe how the sequence of events in the bidirectional catalytic cycle can be elucidated on the basis of the voltammetric responses. Further, we discuss the design principles of bidirectionality and reversibility in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics and conclude that neither bidirectionality nor reversibility requires that the catalytic energy landscape be flat. These theoretical findings are illustrated by previous results obtained with nickel diphosphine molecular catalysts and hydrogenases. In particular, analysis of the nickel catalysts highlights the fact that reversible catalysis can be achieved by catalysts that follow complex mechanisms with branched reaction pathways.
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- Vincent Fourmond
- Aix Marseille Université , CNRS, BIP UMR 7281 , Marseille , France
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Aix Marseille Université , CNRS, BIP UMR 7281 , Marseille , France
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Barlow J, Yang JY. Thermodynamic Considerations for Optimizing Selective CO 2 Reduction by Molecular Catalysts. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:580-588. [PMID: 31041377 PMCID: PMC6487447 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Energetically efficient electrocatalysts with high product selectivity are desirable targets for sustainable chemical fuel generation using renewable electricity. Recycling CO2 by reduction to more energy dense products would support a carbon-neutral cycle that mitigates the intermittency of renewable energy sources. Conversion of CO2 to more saturated products typically requires proton equivalents. Complications with product selectivity stem from competitive reactions between H+ or CO2 at shared intermediates. We describe generalized catalytic cycles for H2, CO, and HCO2 - formation that are commonly proposed in inorganic molecular catalysts. Thermodynamic considerations and trends for the reactions of H+ or CO2 at key intermediates are outlined. A quantitative understanding of intermediate catalytic steps is key to designing systems that display high selectivity while promoting energetically efficient catalysis by minimizing the overall energy landscape. For CO2 reduction to CO, we describe how an enzymatic active site motif facilitates efficient and selective catalysis and highlight relevant examples from synthetic systems.
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- Eric S. Wiedner
- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999,
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Dutta A, Shaw WJ. Chemical Method for Evaluating Catalytic Turnover Frequencies (TOF) of Moderate to Slow H 2 Oxidation Electrocatalysts. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Arnab Dutta
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Dalle K, Warnan J, Leung JJ, Reuillard B, Karmel IS, Reisner E. Electro- and Solar-Driven Fuel Synthesis with First Row Transition Metal Complexes. Chem Rev 2019; 119:2752-2875. [PMID: 30767519 PMCID: PMC6396143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 417] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The synthesis of renewable fuels from abundant water or the greenhouse gas CO2 is a major step toward creating sustainable and scalable energy storage technologies. In the last few decades, much attention has focused on the development of nonprecious metal-based catalysts and, in more recent years, their integration in solid-state support materials and devices that operate in water. This review surveys the literature on 3d metal-based molecular catalysts and focuses on their immobilization on heterogeneous solid-state supports for electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalytic synthesis of fuels in aqueous media. The first sections highlight benchmark homogeneous systems using proton and CO2 reducing 3d transition metal catalysts as well as commonly employed methods for catalyst immobilization, including a discussion of supporting materials and anchoring groups. The subsequent sections elaborate on productive associations between molecular catalysts and a wide range of substrates based on carbon, quantum dots, metal oxide surfaces, and semiconductors. The molecule-material hybrid systems are organized as "dark" cathodes, colloidal photocatalysts, and photocathodes, and their figures of merit are discussed alongside system stability and catalyst integrity. The final section extends the scope of this review to prospects and challenges in targeting catalysis beyond "classical" H2 evolution and CO2 reduction to C1 products, by summarizing cases for higher-value products from N2 reduction, C x>1 products from CO2 utilization, and other reductive organic transformations.
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Yang X, Gianetti TL, Wörle MD, van Leest NP, de Bruin B, Grützmacher H. A low-valent dinuclear ruthenium diazadiene complex catalyzes the oxidation of dihydrogen and reversible hydrogenation of quinones. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1117-1125. [PMID: 30774909 PMCID: PMC6346631 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02864h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The dinuclear ruthenium complex [Ru2H(μ-H)(Me2dad)(dbcot)2] contains a 1,4-dimethyl-diazabuta-1,3-diene (Me2dad) as a non-innocent bridging ligand between the metal centers to give a [Ru2(Me2dad)] core. In addition, each ruthenium is bound to one dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene (dbcot) ligand. This Ru dimer converts H2 to protons and electrons. It also catalyzes reversibly under mild conditions the selective hydrogenation of vitamins K2 and K3 to their corresponding hydroquinone equivalents without affecting the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C double bonds. Mechanistic studies suggest that the [Ru2(Me2dad)] moiety, like hydrogenases, reacts with H2 and releases electrons and protons stepwise.
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- Xiuxiu Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland .
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland . .,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Arizona , Tucson , Arizona 85721 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland .
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) , University of Amsterdam (UvA) , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) , University of Amsterdam (UvA) , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland .
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Savéant JM. Proton Relays in Molecular Catalysis of Electrochemical Reactions: Origin and Limitations of the Boosting Effect. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2125-2128. [PMID: 30548762 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Homogeneous catalysis of electrochemical reactions, related to contemporary energy challenges, often involves proton-coupled electron transfer sequences. The idea rapidly emerged that installing the proton donor (for reductions, or acceptor for oxidations) inside the catalyst molecule should be beneficial in terms of efficiency, as it would then be closer to the nerve center of the process (usually the metal in the case of transition metal complex catalysts). If this proton relay has indeed done the job, it has lost its proton at the end of each catalytic loop, and must therefore be reprotonated (for reductions, or deprotonated for oxidations) from acid (or base) from the solution before a new catalytic loop can start. The impression may thus be that there is a zero-sum game. The conditions under which this is not the case may entail, in contrast, a considerable boosting of catalysis. This will also allow explain why the proton is such a specifically appropriate agent for this task.
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- Jean-Michel Savéant
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université-CNRS N° 7591, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 rue Jean de Baïf, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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Walsh AP, Laureanti JA, Katipamula S, Chambers G, Priyadarshani N, Lense S, Bays JT, Linehan JC, Shaw WJ. Evaluating the impacts of amino acids in the second and outer coordination spheres of Rh-bis(diphosphine) complexes for CO2 hydrogenation. Faraday Discuss 2019; 215:123-140. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00164b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The influence of a biologically inspired second and outer coordination sphere on Rh-bis(diphosphine) CO2 hydrogenation catalysts was explored.
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- Aaron P. Walsh
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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Directing the reactivity of metal hydrides for selective CO 2 reduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:12686-12691. [PMID: 30463952 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1811396115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A critical challenge in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to renewable fuels is product selectivity. Desirable products of CO2 reduction require proton equivalents, but key catalytic intermediates can also be competent for direct proton reduction to H2 Understanding how to manage divergent reaction pathways at these shared intermediates is essential to achieving high selectivity. Both proton reduction to hydrogen and CO2 reduction to formate generally proceed through a metal hydride intermediate. We apply thermodynamic relationships that describe the reactivity of metal hydrides with H+ and CO2 to generate a thermodynamic product diagram, which outlines the free energy of product formation as a function of proton activity and hydricity (∆GH-), or hydride donor strength. The diagram outlines a region of metal hydricity and proton activity in which CO2 reduction is favorable and H+ reduction is suppressed. We apply our diagram to inform our selection of [Pt(dmpe)2](PF6)2 as a potential catalyst, because the corresponding hydride [HPt(dmpe)2]+ has the correct hydricity to access the region where selective CO2 reduction is possible. We validate our choice experimentally; [Pt(dmpe)2](PF6)2 is a highly selective electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to formate (>90% Faradaic efficiency) at an overpotential of less than 100 mV in acetonitrile with no evidence of catalyst degradation after electrolysis. Our report of a selective catalyst for CO2 reduction illustrates how our thermodynamic diagrams can guide selective and efficient catalyst discovery.
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Savéant JM. Molecular Catalysis of Electrochemical Reactions. Cyclic Voltammetry of Systems Approaching Reversibility. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Jean-Michel Savéant
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université—CNRS No. 7591, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 rue Jean de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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Esmieu C, Raleiras P, Berggren G. From protein engineering to artificial enzymes - biological and biomimetic approaches towards sustainable hydrogen production. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS 2018; 2:724-750. [PMID: 31497651 PMCID: PMC6695573 DOI: 10.1039/c7se00582b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hydrogen gas is used extensively in industry today and is often put forward as a suitable energy carrier due its high energy density. Currently, the main source of molecular hydrogen is fossil fuels via steam reforming. Consequently, novel production methods are required to improve the sustainability of hydrogen gas for industrial processes, as well as paving the way for its implementation as a future solar fuel. Nature has already developed an elaborate hydrogen economy, where the production and consumption of hydrogen gas is catalysed by hydrogenase enzymes. In this review we summarize efforts on engineering and optimizing these enzymes for biological hydrogen gas production, with an emphasis on their inorganic cofactors. Moreover, we will describe how our understanding of these enzymes has been applied for the preparation of bio-inspired/-mimetic systems for efficient and sustainable hydrogen production.
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- C Esmieu
- Department of Chemistry , Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Box 523 , SE-75120 Uppsala , Sweden .
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- Department of Chemistry , Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Box 523 , SE-75120 Uppsala , Sweden .
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- Department of Chemistry , Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Box 523 , SE-75120 Uppsala , Sweden .
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Oughli AA, Ruff A, Boralugodage NP, Rodríguez-Maciá P, Plumeré N, Lubitz W, Shaw WJ, Schuhmann W, Rüdiger O. Dual properties of a hydrogen oxidation Ni-catalyst entrapped within a polymer promote self-defense against oxygen. Nat Commun 2018; 9:864. [PMID: 29491416 PMCID: PMC5830441 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03011-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The Ni(P2N2)2 catalysts are among the most efficient non-noble-metal based molecular catalysts for H2 cycling. However, these catalysts are O2 sensitive and lack long term stability under operating conditions. Here, we show that in a redox silent polymer matrix the catalyst is dispersed into two functionally different reaction layers. Close to the electrode surface is the "active" layer where the catalyst oxidizes H2 and exchanges electrons with the electrode generating a current. At the outer film boundary, insulation of the catalyst from the electrode forms a "protection" layer in which H2 is used by the catalyst to convert O2 to H2O, thereby providing the "active" layer with a barrier against O2. This simple but efficient polymer-based electrode design solves one of the biggest limitations of these otherwise very efficient catalysts enhancing its stability for catalytic H2 oxidation as well as O2 tolerance.
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- Alaa A. Oughli
- Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34–36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department Analytical Chemistry, Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34–36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Center for Electrochemical Sciences—Molecular Nanostructures, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34–36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352 USA
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- Department Analytical Chemistry, Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34–36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Posada NB, Guimarães MA, Padilha DS, Resende JA, Faria RB, Lanznaster M, Amado RS, Scarpellini M. Influence of the secondary coordination sphere on the physical properties of mononuclear copper(II) complexes and their catalytic activity on the oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol. Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2017.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fukuzumi S, Lee YM, Nam W. Thermal and photocatalytic production of hydrogen with earth-abundant metal complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Schnidrig S, Bachmann C, Müller P, Weder N, Spingler B, Joliat-Wick E, Mosberger M, Windisch J, Alberto R, Probst B. Structure-Activity and Stability Relationships for Cobalt Polypyridyl-Based Hydrogen-Evolving Catalysts in Water. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:4570-4580. [PMID: 29052339 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A series of eight new and three known cobalt polypyridyl-based hydrogen-evolving catalysts (HECs) with distinct electronic and structural differences are benchmarked in photocatalytic runs in water. Methylene-bridged bis-bipyridyl is the preferred scaffold, both in terms of stability and rate. For a cobalt complex of the tetradentate methanol-bridged bispyridyl-bipyridyl complex [CoII Br(tpy)]Br, a detailed mechanistic picture is obtained by combining electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and photocatalysis. In the acidic branch, a proton-coupled electron transfer, assigned to formation of CoIII -H, is found upon reduction of CoII , in line with a pKa (CoIII -H) of approximately 7.25. Subsequent reduction (-0.94 V vs. NHE) and protonation close the catalytic cycle. Methoxy substitution on the bipyridyl scaffold results in the expected cathodic shift of the reduction, but fails to change the pKa (CoIII -H). An analysis of the outcome of the benchmarking in view of this postulated mechanism is given along with an outlook for design criteria for new generations of catalysts.
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- Stephan Schnidrig
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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Yuki M, Sakata K, Nakajima K, Kikuchi S, Sekine S, Kawai H, Nishibayashi Y. Dicationic Thiolate-Bridged Diruthenium Complexes for Catalytic Oxidation of Molecular Dihydrogen. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Masahiro Yuki
- Department
of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Fuel Cell System Engineering & Development Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- Fuel Cell System Engineering & Development Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- Department
of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Rodríguez-Maciá P, Pawlak K, Rüdiger O, Reijerse EJ, Lubitz W, Birrell JA. Intercluster Redox Coupling Influences Protonation at the H-cluster in [FeFe] Hydrogenases. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:15122-15134. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Patricia Rodríguez-Maciá
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Klug CM, O’Hagan M, Bullock RM, Appel AM, Wiedner ES. Impact of Weak Agostic Interactions in Nickel Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Oxidation. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Christina M. Klug
- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Ash PA, Hidalgo R, Vincent KA. Proton Transfer in the Catalytic Cycle of [NiFe] Hydrogenases: Insight from Vibrational Spectroscopy. ACS Catal 2017; 7:2471-2485. [PMID: 28413691 PMCID: PMC5387674 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Catalysis
of H2 production and oxidation reactions is
critical in renewable energy systems based around H2 as
a clean fuel, but the present reliance on platinum-based catalysts
is not sustainable. In nature, H2 is oxidized at minimal
overpotential and high turnover frequencies at [NiFe] catalytic sites
in hydrogenase enzymes. Although an outline mechanism has been established
for the [NiFe] hydrogenases involving heterolytic cleavage of H2 followed by a first and then second transfer of a proton
and electron away from the active site, details remain vague concerning
how the proton transfers are facilitated by the protein environment
close to the active site. Furthermore, although [NiFe] hydrogenases
from different organisms or cellular environments share a common active
site, they exhibit a broad range of catalytic characteristics indicating
the importance of subtle changes in the surrounding protein in controlling
their behavior. Here we review recent time-resolved infrared (IR)
spectroscopic studies and IR spectroelectrochemical studies carried
out in situ during electrocatalytic turnover. Additionally, we re-evaluate
the significant body of IR spectroscopic data on hydrogenase active
site states determined through more conventional solution studies,
in order to highlight mechanistic steps that seem to apply generally
across the [NiFe] hydrogenases, as well as steps which so far seem
limited to specific groups of these enzymes. This analysis is intended
to help focus attention on the key open questions where further work
is needed to assess important aspects of proton and electron transfer
in the mechanism of [NiFe] hydrogenases.
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- Philip A. Ash
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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Frequency and potential dependence of reversible electrocatalytic hydrogen interconversion by [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:3843-3848. [PMID: 28348243 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1619961114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The kinetics of hydrogen oxidation and evolution by [FeFe]-hydrogenases have been investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy-resolving factors that determine the exceptional activity of these enzymes, and introducing an unusual and powerful way of analyzing their catalytic electron transport properties. Attached to an electrode, hydrogenases display reversible electrocatalytic behavior close to the 2H+/H2 potential, making them paradigms for efficiency: the electrocatalytic "exchange" rate (measured around zero driving force) is therefore an unusual parameter with theoretical and practical significance. Experiments were carried out on two [FeFe]-hydrogenases, CrHydA1 from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which contains only the active-site "H cluster," and CpI from the fermentative anaerobe Clostridium pasteurianum, which contains four low-potential FeS clusters that serve as an electron relay in addition to the H cluster. Data analysis yields catalytic exchange rates (at the formal 2H+/H2 potential, at 0 °C) of 157 electrons (78 molecules H2) per second for CpI and 25 electrons (12 molecules H2) per second for CrHydA1. The experiments show how the potential dependence of catalytic electron flow comprises frequency-dependent and frequency-independent terms that reflect the proficiencies of the catalytic site and the electron transfer pathway in each enzyme. The results highlight the "wire-like" behavior of the Fe-S electron relay in CpI and a low reorganization energy for electron transfer on/off the H cluster.
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Gentil S, Lalaoui N, Dutta A, Nedellec Y, Cosnier S, Shaw WJ, Artero V, Le Goff A. Carbon-Nanotube-Supported Bio-Inspired Nickel Catalyst and Its Integration in Hybrid Hydrogen/Air Fuel Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201611532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Solène Gentil
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR5249, CEA; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland WA 99532 USA
- Current address: Chemistry Department; IIT Gandhinagar; Gujarat 382355 India
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland WA 99532 USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR5249, CEA; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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Gentil S, Lalaoui N, Dutta A, Nedellec Y, Cosnier S, Shaw WJ, Artero V, Le Goff A. Carbon-Nanotube-Supported Bio-Inspired Nickel Catalyst and Its Integration in Hybrid Hydrogen/Air Fuel Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:1845-1849. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Solène Gentil
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR5249, CEA; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland WA 99532 USA
- Current address: Chemistry Department; IIT Gandhinagar; Gujarat 382355 India
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland WA 99532 USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR5249, CEA; 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250; 38000 Grenoble France
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Boralugodage NP, Arachchige RJ, Dutta A, Buchko GW, Shaw WJ. Evaluating the role of acidic, basic, and polar amino acids and dipeptides on a molecular electrocatalyst for H2 oxidation. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cy02579j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Outer coordination sphere interactions reduce the overpotential for H2 oxidation catalysts (brown ellipse) compared to those that have –COOH groups but don't have stabilizing interactions (blue ellipse).
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- 99352 USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- 99352 USA
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