Geometric and Electronic Structure Contributions to Cu/O2 Reactivity
| Seminar series | Physical Chemistry Seminar |
| When | Mon, Apr 29 4:00pm |
| Where | 2033 Young Hall |
| Speaker |
Professor Edward I. Solomon Stanford University Dept. of Chemistry |
| Description | Abstract: Copper active sites in (Bio)Inorganic Chemistry are involved in reversible dioxygen binding, O2 activation for electrophilic aromatic attack and hydrogen atom abstraction, and the four electron reduction of O2 to water. These have unique spectroscopic features reflecting novel geometric and electronic structures that are key to reactivity. This presentation will provide an overview of this chemistry/spectroscopy/electronic structure/reactivity and extend the concepts developed to the active site in oxygen-activated Cu/ZSM-5 which selectively oxidizes methane to methanol at low temperature. |
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