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Protein Film Infrared Electrochemistry Demonstrated for Study of H2 Oxidation by a [NiFe] Hydrogenase
Published on: December 4, 2017
Mössbauer and computational investigation of a functional [NiFe] hydrogenase model complex
1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. maurice.van-gastel@cec.mpg.de.
Abstract:
Developing biomimetic complexes that model the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenase enzymes in order to catalyze the activation of H2 is a topic of major interest. A functional [NiFe] hydrogenase model complex has recently been described by Ogo et al. (Science, 2013, 339, 682-683). Here, we report a Mössbauer and computational investigation of this model complex. This study affords deeper understanding of the electronic structure, the reactivity and the mechanism of H2 activation by this complex.

