This tutorial review showcases recent (2015–2021) work describing ligand construction as it
relates to the design of secondary coordination spheres (SCSs). Metalloenzymes, for …

In this review article, we discuss advances in the chemistry of metal carbonyl clusters
(MCCs) spanning the last three decades, with an emphasis on the more recent reports and …

N-alkylation and N-metallation of pyridine are explored herein to understand how metal-
ligand complexes can model NAD+ redox chemistry. Syntheses of substituted …

Tricarbonyl Group 7 complexes have a longstanding history as efficacious CO2
electroreduction catalysts. Typically, these complexes feature an auxiliary 2, 2′-bipyridine …

One of the fundamental aims in catalysis research is to understand what makes a certain
scaffold perform better as a catalyst than another. For instance, in nature enzymes act as …

The deployment of metalloclusters in applications such as catalysis and materials synthesis
requires robust methods for site-differentiation: the conversion of clusters with symmetric …

The molecular nanocluster [Ni36–x Pd5+ x (CO) 46] 6–(x= 0.41)(1 6–) was obtained from the
reaction of [NMe3 (CH2Ph)] 2 [Ni6 (CO) 12] with 0.8 molar equivalent of [Pd (CH3CN) …

The impact of cationic and Lewis acidic functional groups installed in the primary or
secondary coordination sphere (PCS or SCS) of an (electro) catalyst is known to vary …

The electrocatalytic oxidation of carbon-based liquid fuels, such as formic acid and alcohols,
has important applications for our renewable energy transition. Molecular electrocatalysts …

It is well-known that addition of a cationic functional group to a molecule lowers the
necessary applied potential for an electron transfer (ET) event. This report studies the effect …