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Artificial metalloenzymes

Reversible catalyst anchoring

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Artificial metalloenzymes generally consist of a synthetic (organo)metallic catalyst incorporated into a protein. Asymmetric catalysis by such metalloenzymes could result by virtue of the chiral protein environment. Now, redox-sensitive anchoring enables reversible incorporation of an iridium catalyst for transfer hydrogenation.

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Fig. 1: Reversible catalyst anchoring for asymmetric catalysis.

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