The metal centres in metalloenzymes and molecular catalysts are responsible for the
rearrangement of atoms and electrons during complex chemical reactions, and they enable …

The development of (bio) catalysts capable of selectively activating strong C–H bonds is a
continuing challenge in modern chemistry. In both metalloenzymes and synthetic systems …

X-ray spectroscopy has had a significant and continually growing impact on catalysis
research for nearly 50 years. In particular, the ability to obtain element selective electronic …

We demonstrate the feasibility of soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the water window
using a table-top laser-based approach with organic molecules and inorganic salts in …

Transition metals in inorganic systems and metalloproteins can occur in different oxidation
states, which makes them ideal redox-active catalysts. To gain a mechanistic understanding …

Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) revolutionized macromolecular crystallography
over the past decade by enabling the collection of X-ray diffraction data from nano-or …

X-ray free-electron lasers with intense, tuneable and short-pulse X-ray radiation are
transformative tools for the investigation of transition-metal complexes and metalloproteins …

Manganese–oxo species catalyze key reactions, including C–H bond activation or dioxygen
formation in natural photosynthesis. To better understand relevant reaction intermediates …

The atomic specificity of X-ray spectroscopies provides a distinct perspective on molecular
electronic structure. For 3 d metal coordination and organometallic complexes, the …

Femtosecond carrier dynamics in layered 2H-MoTe 2 semiconductor crystals have been
investigated using soft x-ray transient absorption spectroscopy at the x-ray free-electron …