The surface chemistry of metal oxide clusters: From metal–organic frameworks to minerals

D Yang, M Babucci, WH Casey, BC Gates - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Many metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) incorporate nodes that are small metal oxide
clusters. Some of these MOFs are stable at high temperatures, offering good prospects as …

Bi‐Microporous Metal–Organic Frameworks with Cubane [M4(OH)4] (M=Ni, Co) Clusters and Pore‐Space Partition for Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation Reaction

YP Wu, JW Tian, S Liu, B Li, J Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Embedding cubane [M4 (OH) 4](M= Ni, Co) clusters within the matrix of metal–
organic frameworks (MOFs) is a strategy to develop materials with unprecedented …

Multifaceted Applications of Ferritin Nanocages in Delivering Metal Ions, Bioactive Compounds, and Enzymes: A Comprehensive Review

J Hu, X Sha, Y Li, J Wu, J Ma, Y Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ferritin, a distinctive iron-storage protein, possesses a unique cage-like nanoscale structure
that enables it to encapsulate and deliver a wide range of biomolecules. Recent advances …

Artificial Metalloenzyme-Catalyzed Enantioselective Amidation via Nitrene Insertion in Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds

K Yu, Z Zou, NV Igareta, R Tachibana… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enantioselective C–H amidation offers attractive means to assemble C–N bonds to
synthesize high-added value, nitrogen-containing molecules. In recent decades …

An Artificial [Fe4S4]-Containing Metalloenzyme for the Reduction of CO2 to Hydrocarbons

V Waser, M Mukherjee, R Tachibana… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur clusters have been reported to catalyze various redox transformations, including
the multielectron reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons. Herein, we report the design and …

Mechanistic Aspects of Cobalt–Oxo Cubane Clusters in Oxidation Chemistry

J Amtawong, AI Nguyen, TD Tilley - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cobalt oxides are recognized as one of the most efficient earth-abundant catalysts for
challenging oxidation chemistry, with substrates ranging from water to organic compounds …

Engineered enzymes and bioinspired catalysts for energy conversion

JM Le, KL Bren - ACS Energy Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes play critical roles in the environment by catalyzing redox reactions in
biogeochemical cycles. The elucidation of structure–function relationships in these …

Stabilization of reactive Co4O4 cubane oxygen-evolution catalysts within porous frameworks

AI Nguyen, KM Van Allsburg… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
A major challenge to the implementation of artificial photosynthesis (AP), in which fuels are
produced from abundant materials (water and carbon dioxide) in an electrochemical cell …

Reactivity and selectivity of iminium organocatalysis improved by a protein host

AR Nödling, K Świderek, R Castillo, JW Hall… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There has been growing interest in performing organocatalysis within a supramolecular
system as a means of controlling reaction reactivity and stereoselectivity. Here, a protein is …

Breaking symmetry: engineering single-chain dimeric streptavidin as host for artificial metalloenzymes

S Wu, Y Zhou, JG Rebelein, M Kuhn… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The biotin–streptavidin technology has been extensively exploited to engineer artificial
metalloenzymes (ArMs) that catalyze a dozen different reactions. Despite its versatility, the …