Prof. Licheng Sun’s group in the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University published a research paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The paper is titled “Alternative mechanism for O2 formation in natural photosynthesis via nucleophilic oxo–oxo coupling”.
The research reported a“nucleophilic oxo−oxo coupling”mechanism between Mn(V)=oxo and μ3-oxo for O2 Formation in natural photosynthesis. The newly found mechanism is consistent with available experimental thermodynamic and kinetic data and thus a viable alternative pathway for O2 formation in natural photosynthesis, in particular for higher plants.
Dr. Yu Guo from Westlake University is the first author. Prof. Licheng Sun is the corresponding author.