Objective
The oxygenation of inert C-H bonds is a highly challenging reaction that has an enormous untapped potential for the European chemical industry. Indeed, it offers attractive means to upgrade cheap hydrocarbons into high value-added products. Nature relies on iron-based enzymes and oxygen to perform such transformations. In a biomimetic spirit, catalytic alkane hydroxylation is best achieved using iron-based catalysts and H2O2 as oxidant. Compared to natural enzymes, however, such systems display modest performance. In the TAML-ArM project, we aim to the development of a novel approach that consists of creating an artificial alkane monooxygenase by introducing a highly active iron complex within a protein scaffold. This strategy, pioneered in the Ward group, has ample precedent for less challenging reactions, and it potentially represents a significant step forward in bioinspired hydroxylation chemistry. To achieve this goal artificial metalloenzymes merge homogeneous- and enzymatic catalysis, two traditionally complementary strategies. We envision that this approach will: i) improve the catalytic activity by protecting the highly reactive Fe=O-moiety by shielding it from undesirable side-reactions and ii) provide novel selectivities, owing to second coordination sphere interactions between the protein and the substrate. Thanks to this innovative catalytic approach, we will develop a paradigm shifting technology for the selective hydroxylation of hydrocarbons: the reactions will be performed in water at room temperature using benign H2O2 as oxidant.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences chemical sciences electrochemistry electrolysis
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry hydrocarbons
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry aliphatic compounds
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules proteins enzymes
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2016
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4051 Basel
Switzerland
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