Bioinspired Catalysis: Metal–Sulfur Complexes

This book provides an overview of bioinspired metal–sulfur catalysis by covering structures, activities and model complexes of enzymes exhibiting metal sulphur moieties in their active center. INDICE: PART I: PRIMORDIAL METAL–SULFUR MEDIATED REACTIONS From Chemical Invariance to Genetic Variability Fe–S Clusters: Biogenesis and Redox, Catalytic and Regulatory Properties PART II: MODEL COMPLEXES OF THE ACTIVE SITE OF HYDROGENASES – PROTON AND DIHYDROGEN ACTIVATION [NiFe] Hydrogenases [Fe–Fe]Hydrogenases Models: An Overview The Third Hydrogenase DFT Investigation of Models Related to the Active Site of Hydrogenases Mechanistic Aspects of Biological Hydrogen Evolution and Uptake PART III: NITROGEN FIXATION Structures and Functions of the Active Site of Nitrogenases Model Complexes of the Active Site of Nitrogenases: Recent Advances A Unified Chemical Mechanism for Hydrogenation Reactions Catalysed by Nitrogenase Binding Substrates to Synthetic Fe–S–Based Clusters and the Possible Relevance to Nitrogenases PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS: RCN ACTIVATION, DMSO REDUCTION Sulfur–Oxygenation and Functional Models of Nitrile Hydratase Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxidoreductase Models PART V: APPLICATIVE PERSPECITVES Electrode Materials and Artificial Photosynthetic Systems

• ISBN: 978-3-527-33308-0
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 450
• Fecha Publicación: 26/09/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés