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 …

Nitrogen fixation, the six-electron/six-proton reduction of N2, to give NH3, is one of the most
challenging and important chemical transformations. Notwithstanding the barriers …

Hydrogenase enzymes efficiently process H2 and protons at organometallic FeFe, NiFe, or
Fe active sites. Synthetic modeling of the many H2ase states has provided insight into …

Transition metal hydrides play a critical role in stoichiometric and catalytic transformations.
Knowledge of free energies for cleaving metal hydride bonds enables the prediction of …

Reduction of oxides and oxoanions of carbon and nitrogen are of great contemporary
importance as they are crucial for a sustainable environment. Substantial research has been …

Catalytic dehydrogenation of alcohols represents an attractive approach for future
applications as hydrogen storage systems and clean synthesis of fine chemicals. Herein, an …

The theoretically predicted volcano plot for hydrogen production shows the best catalyst as
the one that ensures that the hydrogen binding step is thermodynamically neutral. However …

Solar energy has a great potential as a clean, cheap, renewable and sustainable energy
source, but it must be captured and transformed into useful forms of energy as plants do. An …

Modern energy challenges have amplified interest in transition metal-based molecular
electrocatalysts for fuel-forming reactions. The activity of these homogeneous …

The hydricity Δ G° H–of a metal hydride is an important parameter for describing the
reactivity of such complexes. Here, we compile a comprehensive data set consisting of 51 …