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Towards a Functional Model of the [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase: Dihydrogen Oxidation
Author(s) -
Wright Joseph A.,
Pickett Christopher J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201200348
Subject(s) - hydrogenase , catalysis , chemistry , molecule , hydrogen , amine gas treating , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry
Hydrogen oxidation—irons do it, slowly: Camara and Rauchfuss have shown that dihydrogen can be oxidised by combining a {2Fe–2S} core, a basic amine group and an electron sink in the same molecule. This biomimetic approach turns over and may open the way for more active catalysts.