Abstract
Not just a pretty face: A new structural model for the [NiFe] hydrogenases (see structure, pale green Ni, dark green Ru, pink S, red H) is also functional: it activates H2 to give a bimetallic hydride and H+. This advance will encourage reinvestigation of the heterolysis of the implied H 2 adduct. Questions arise regarding NiII low-spin to high-spin interconversion and reclassification of [FeFe] versus [NiFe] hydrogenase models. (Figure Presented).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8942-8944 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 47 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Bimetallic systems
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Hydrogenase
- Molecular modeling
- Sulfur
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry