ACS Organic & Inorganic Au,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(6), P. 384 - 392
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
The
selective
reduction
of
carbon
dioxide
remains
a
significant
challenge
due
to
the
complex
multielectron/proton
transfer
process,
which
results
in
high
kinetic
barrier
and
production
diverse
products.
Inspired
by
electrostatic
H-bonding
interactions
observed
second
sphere
[NiFe]-CODH
enzyme,
researchers
have
extensively
explored
these
regulate
proton
transfer,
stabilize
intermediates,
ultimately
improve
performance
catalytic
CO2
reduction.
In
this
work,
series
cobalt(II)
tetraphenylporphyrins
with
varying
numbers
redox-active
nitro
groups
were
synthesized
evaluated
as
electrocatalysts.
Analyses
redox
properties
complexes
revealed
consistent
relationship
between
number
corresponding
accepted
electron
ligand
at
−1.59
V
vs.
Fc+/0.
Among
catalysts
tested,
TNPPCo
four
exhibited
most
efficient
activity
turnover
frequency
4.9
×
104
s–1
onset
potential
820
mV
more
positive
than
that
parent
TPPCo.
Furthermore,
frequencies
increased
higher
groups.
These
demonstrate
promising
design
strategy
incorporating
multielectron
ligands
into
enhance
performance.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(15), P. 10798 - 10805
Published: April 5, 2024
Though
the
coordination
environment
of
single
metal
sites
has
been
recognized
to
be
great
importance
in
promoting
catalysis,
influence
simultaneous
precise
modulation
primary
and
secondary
spheres
on
catalysis
remains
largely
unknown.
Herein,
a
series
Ni(II)
with
altered
have
installed
onto
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
UiO-67
skeleton,
affording
UiO–Ni–X–Y
(X
=
S,
O;
Y
H,
Cl,
CF3)
X
spheres,
respectively.
Upon
deposition
CdS
nanoparticles,
resulting
composites
present
high
photocatalytic
H2
production
rates,
which
optimized
CdS/UiO–Ni–S–CF3
exhibits
an
excellent
activity
13.44
mmol
g–1,
∼500
folds
pristine
catalyst
(29.6
μmol
g–1
for
CdS/UiO),
8
h,
highlighting
key
role
microenvironment
around
Ni
sites.
Charge
kinetic
analysis
theoretical
calculation
results
demonstrate
that
charge
transfer
dynamics
reaction
energy
barrier
are
closely
correlated
their
spheres.
This
work
manifests
advantages
MOFs
fabrication
structurally
catalysts
elucidation
particular
influences
catalytic
performance.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(3), P. 1392 - 1392
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Hydrogen
with
high
energy
content
is
considered
to
be
a
promising
alternative
clean
source.
Biohydrogen
production
through
microbes
provides
renewable
and
immense
hydrogen
supply
by
utilizing
raw
materials
such
as
inexhaustible
natural
sunlight,
water,
even
organic
waste,
which
supposed
solve
the
two
problems
of
“energy
environment
protection”
at
same
time.
Hydrogenases
nitrogenases
are
classes
key
enzymes
involved
in
biohydrogen
can
applied
under
different
biological
conditions.
Both
research
on
enzymatic
catalytic
mechanisms
innovations
techniques
important
necessary
for
application
production.
In
this
review,
we
introduce
structures
related
production,
summarize
recent
genetic
engineering
works
enhance
describe
chemical
efforts
novel
synthetic
artificial
inspired
biocatalysts.
Continual
studies
types
future
will
further
improve
efficiency
contribute
economic
feasibility
an
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(20)
Published: March 8, 2023
Abstract
Formate
production
via
both
CO
2
reduction
and
cellulose
oxidation
in
a
solar‐driven
process
is
achieved
by
semi‐artificial
biohybrid
photocatalyst
consisting
of
immobilized
formate
dehydrogenase
on
titanium
dioxide
(TiO
|
FDH
)
producing
up
to
1.16±0.04
mmol
g
−1
24
hours
at
30
°C
101
kPa
under
anaerobic
conditions.
Isotopic
labeling
experiments
with
13
C‐labeled
substrates
support
the
mechanism
stoichiometric
formation
through
redox
half‐reactions.
TiO
was
further
hollow
glass
microspheres
perform
more
practical
floating
photoreforming
allowing
vertical
solar
light
illumination
optimal
exposure
real
sunlight.
Enzymatic
depolymerization
coupled
catalyst
generates
0.36±0.04
per
m
irradiation
area
after
hours.
This
work
demonstrates
synergistic
valorization
solid
gaseous
waste
streams
using
aqueous
solution
will
thus
provide
inspiration
for
development
future
waste‐to‐chemical
conversion
strategies.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(18), P. 11883 - 11901
Published: Aug. 25, 2023
Catalysis
enables
many
aspects
of
modern
life,
including
fuels,
products,
plastics,
and
medicines.
Recent
advances
in
catalysis
have
enabled
us
to
realize
higher
efficiencies
new
processes.
Ideally,
we
seek
achieve
high
rates
selective
conversions
using
catalysts
derived
from
abundantly
available
elements
operating
under
mild
conditions,
specifically
lower
reaction
temperatures
pressures.
Such
could
enable
decentralized,
on-demand
synthesis
chemicals
energy
carriers.
Nature
has
demonstrated
the
feasibility
this
approach
with
enzymes,
which
showcase
catalytic
processes
at
low
pressures
nonprecious
metals.
Current
thinking
holds
that
addition
active
site,
complexity
enzyme
structure,
protein
scaffold,
is
also
critical
achieving
performance.
Recreating
environment
been
a
long-standing
scientific
goal.
However,
still
understand
functions
enzymes
better
than
de
novo
design
mimic
features,
while
retaining
their
activity
selectivity
more
demanding
conditions.
In
Perspective,
will
critically
examine
four
key
areas
catalyst
incorporate
chemical
structural
properties
into
synthetic
catalysts:
(i)
use
confinement
enhance
activity,
(ii)
tailoring
around
(iii)
proton
transport,
(iv)
bifunctionality
cooperativity.
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(3), P. 1207 - 1218
Published: March 11, 2024
Catalyst
design
for
the
efficient
CO2
reduction
reaction
(CO2RR)
remains
a
crucial
challenge
conversion
of
to
fuels.
Natural
Ni–Fe
carbon
monoxide
dehydrogenase
(NiFe-CODH)
achieves
reversible
and
CO
at
nearly
thermodynamic
equilibrium
potential,
which
provides
template
developing
CO2RR
catalysts.
However,
compared
with
natural
enzyme,
most
biomimetic
synthetic
complexes
exhibit
negligible
catalytic
activities,
emphasizes
significance
effective
bimetallic
cooperation
activation.
Enlightened
by
synergy,
we
herein
report
dinickel
complex,
NiIINiII(bphpp)(AcO)2
(where
NiNi(bphpp)
is
derived
from
H2bphpp
=
2,9-bis(5-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-3-pyridylphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline)
electrocatalytic
CO,
exhibits
remarkable
reactivity
approximately
5
times
higher
than
that
mononuclear
Ni
catalyst.
Electrochemical
computational
studies
have
revealed
redox-active
phenanthroline
moiety
effectively
modulates
electron
injection
transfer
akin
[Fe3S4]
cluster
in
NiFe-CODH,
secondary
site
facilitates
C–O
bond
activation
cleavage
through
mediation
Lewis
acid
characteristics.
Our
work
underscores
significant
role
catalysis
valuable
guidance
rational
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(15), P. 5418 - 5433
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
comparison
of
homologous
hydrogenases,
in
which
the
same
inorganic
active
site
is
surrounded
by
a
variable
protein
matrix,
has
demonstrated
that
residues
are
remote
from
may
have
great
influence
on
catalytic
properties.
The
planetary
biosphere
is
powered
by
a
suite
of
key
metabolic
innovations
that
emerged
early
in
the
history
life.
However,
it
unknown
whether
life
has
always
followed
same
set
strategies
for
performing
these
critical
tasks.
Today,
microbes
access
atmospheric
sources
bioessential
nitrogen
through
activities
just
one
family
enzymes,
nitrogenases.
Here,
we
show
only
dinitrogen
reduction
mechanism
known
to
date
an
ancient
feature
conserved
from
nitrogenase
ancestors.
We
designed
paleomolecular
engineering
approach
wherein
ancestral
genes
were
phylogenetically
reconstructed
and
inserted
into
genome
diazotrophic
bacterial
model,
Azotobacter
vinelandii,
enabling
integrated
assessment
both
vivo
functionality
purified
biochemistry.
Nitrogenase
ancestors
are
active
robust
variable
incorporation
or
more
protein
subunits.
Further,
find
all
exhibit
reversible
enzymatic
reduction,
specifically
evidenced
hydrogen
inhibition,
which
also
exhibited
extant
A.
vinelandii
isozymes.
Our
results
suggest
may
have
been
constrained
its
sampling
sequence
space
catalyze
most
energetically
challenging
biochemical
reactions
nature.
experimental
framework
established
here
essential
probing
how
shaped
within
dynamic,
cellular
context
sustain
globally
consequential
metabolism.