Vibrational Control of Covalency Effects Related to the Active Sites of Molybdenum Enzymes

Benjamin W. Stein, Jing Yang, Regina P. Mtei, Nicholas J. Wiebelhaus, Dominic K. Kersi, Jesse Lepluart, Dennis L. Lichtenberger, John H. Enemark, Martin L. Kirk

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2018 · 18 citations · 45 references

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Mo(bdt) contains an intriguing vibronic progession that is dominated by a "missing-mode" that is composed of PJT-active distortions. We discuss the relationship of the PJT distortions to facile electron transfer in molybdenum enzymes.

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