Can we mimic the Photosystem II machinery for light-driven oxidation of water to molecular oxygen?
In this Dalton Transactions Perspective,Philipp Kurz and colleagues discuss manganese-containing compounds that have been studied as potential analogues of the oxygen-evolving-complex in Photosystem II. They highlight how the desire to produce solar fuels is inspiring research into artificial photosynthesis.
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Water oxidation catalysed by manganese compounds: from complexes to ‘biomimetic rocks'
Mathias Wiechen,Hans-Martin Berends and Philipp Kurz
Dalton Trans.,2012,Advance Article
DOI:10.1039/C1DT11537E,Perspective
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