While hydrogen plays an ever-increasing role in modern society, nature has utilized
hydrogen since a very long time as an energy carrier and storage molecule. Among the …

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 …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are cyclic carbenes bearing at least one R-amino
substituent. 1 The most common subclasses of NHCs are represented in Chart 1. Early work …

This article sets out to review the chemistry relating to the synthesis of structural and
functional analogues of the three classes of hydrogenases. This chemistry has grown …

Iron is the most abundant transition metal in Earth, s crust; it is relatively inexpensive, not
very toxic, and environmentally benign. 1 Undoubtedly, due to the involvement in a multitude …

Formation of stable iron hydrides on more nucleophilic (electron-rich) metal centers than
those found in hydrogenases with CO ligands would inhibit or at least slow down function …

This tutorial review is aimed at chemical scientists interested in understanding and
exploiting the remarkable catalytic behavior of the hydrogenases. The key structural features …

Generation of hydrogen by reduction of two protons by two electrons can be catalysed by
molecular electrocatalysts. Determination of the thermodynamic driving force for elimination …

This article reviews published literature on the electrochemical reduction and oxidation of
complexes containing the Fe2S2 core characteristic of the active site of [FeFe] …

Extended investigation of electrocatalytic generation of dihydrogen using [(μ-1, 2-
benzenedithiolato)][Fe (CO) 3] 2 has revealed that weak acids, such as acetic acid, can be …