High-valent metal–oxo species with multiply-bonded M–O groups have been proposed as
key intermediates in many biological and abiological catalytic oxidation reactions. These …

The most fundamental concepts in chemistry are structure, energetics, reactivity and their
inter-relationships, which are indispensable for promoting chemistry into a rational science …

In any artificial photosynthetic system, the oxidation of water to molecular oxygen provides
the electrons needed for the reduction of protons or carbon dioxide to a fuel. Understanding …

Novel chiral iron phosphate complexes were prepared as catalysts for asymmetric oxidative
coupling reactions. These catalysts were applied for the synthesis of enantio-enriched C 1 …

Redox-inactive metals are found in biological and heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts,
but, at present, their roles in catalysis are not well understood. Here, we report a series of …

Abstract Terminal cobalt (IV)–oxo (CoIV–O) species have been implicated as key
intermediates in various cobalt-mediated oxidation reactions. Herein we report the …

The non-haem iron complex α-[FeII (CF3SO3) 2 (mcp)](mcp=(N, N′-dimethyl-N, N′-bis (2-
pyridylmethyl)-1, 2-cis-diaminocyclohexane) reacts with CeIV to oxidize water to O2 …

High‐valent cobalt‐oxo intermediates are proposed as reactive intermediates in a number of
cobalt‐complex‐mediated oxidation reactions. Herein we report the spectroscopic capture of …

Redox‐inactive metal ions and Brønsted acids that function as Lewis acids play pivotal roles
in modulating the redox reactivity of metal–oxygen intermediates, such as metal–oxo and …

This review summarizes the properties of group 9–11 metal–oxo and metal–imido
complexes, which have been either isolated or proposed as reactive intermediates in metal …