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All-iron hydrogenases: chemical assembly of the di-iron sub-site and construction of artificial H-centres for catalysis
Reference
B15113
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Christopher Pickett
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
Biological Chemistry
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
148,984
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
03/12/2001
End date
02/12/2004
Duration
36 months
Abstract
We will construct structural analogues of the cyano carbonyl di-iron sub-site of the active centre (H-centre) of the all Fe-hydrogenases via functionalisation of the backbone of the 1,3 bridging dithiolate ligand. The sub- site analogues will be used to assemble artificial H- centres by linkage to synthetic cubane clusters, to electron-transfer relays such as an alkyl viologen, or directly to thiophilic electrode surfaces. The chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy of synthetic sub-sites and of artificial H-centres should provide information on how the natural system works at the molecular level and lead to the design of novel materials for electrocatalysis of hydrogen evolution.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Biomolecular Sciences (BMS)
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