Outside Back Cover: Multisite Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer Facilitates Oxidative Photocatalysis in a Molecular Zr‐Based Coordination Compound (Angew. Chem. 38/2025)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Harnessing multisite proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) through deprotonation of a photoactive Zr coordination cage unlocks oxidative photocatalysis of strong C─H and O─H bonds. This reactivity overcomes the energetic barrier that renders electron transfer alone inaccessible. The Zr platform acts as an ambipolar mediator that unites oxidative and reductive PCET pathways, each operating through distinct mechanisms, and offers new insights for sustainable solar-to-chemical energy conversion, as reported by Pablo Garrido-Barros et al. in their Communication (e202510723).
Source: Angewandte Chemie
Institution: Universidad de Granada
Language: English
Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413904070