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Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges.

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Yuly, JL; Lubner, CE; Zhang, P; Beratan, DN; Peters, JW
Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
October 2019

Electron bifurcation moves electrons from a two-electron donor to reduce two spatially separated one-electron acceptors. If one of the electrons reduces a high-potential (lower energy) acceptor, then the other electron may proceed "uphill" to reduce a low-potential (higher energy) acceptor. This mechanism is now considered the third mode of energy transduction in biology, and offers promise for the development of novel bioinspired energy conversion strategies. Nature uses electron bifurcation to realize highly sought-after reactions: reversible CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, and hydrogen production. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of electron bifurcation, including both recent progress and outstanding questions in understanding and developing artificial electron bifurcation systems.

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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

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1364-548X

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1359-7345

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

55

Issue

79

Start / End Page

11823 / 11832

Related Subject Headings

  • Organic Chemistry
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Yuly, J. L., Lubner, C. E., Zhang, P., Beratan, D. N., & Peters, J. W. (2019). Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 55(79), 11823–11832. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc05611d
Yuly, Jonathon L., Carolyn E. Lubner, Peng Zhang, David N. Beratan, and John W. Peters. “Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges.Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England) 55, no. 79 (October 2019): 11823–32. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc05611d.
Yuly JL, Lubner CE, Zhang P, Beratan DN, Peters JW. Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 2019 Oct;55(79):11823–32.
Yuly, Jonathon L., et al. “Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges.Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), vol. 55, no. 79, Oct. 2019, pp. 11823–32. Epmc, doi:10.1039/c9cc05611d.
Yuly JL, Lubner CE, Zhang P, Beratan DN, Peters JW. Electron bifurcation: progress and grand challenges. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 2019 Oct;55(79):11823–11832.
Journal cover image

Published In

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

DOI

EISSN

1364-548X

ISSN

1359-7345

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

55

Issue

79

Start / End Page

11823 / 11832

Related Subject Headings

  • Organic Chemistry
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences