Light-Driven Proton-Coupled Two-Electron Ligand Reduction Causes the Rearrangement of the Coordination Sphere in Cu(I) 4H‑Imidazolato Complexes
Luise Thomisch, Louis Blechschmidt, Niklas Klosterhalfen, Phil Köhler, Helmar Görls, Jens H. Tran, Julian Plitzko, Benjamin Dietzek-Ivanšić, Carolin Müller, Martin Schulz · 2026
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Light can store chemical energy when a molecule absorbs photons and holds the gained electrons. A team led by Luise Thomisch studied copper complexes built on a special ligand that can accept two electrons at once. Under light, with various solvents, wavelengths, and electron and proton donors present, these complexes took up two electrons together with protons, and the team isolated the product that formed.
Crystal and spectroscopy analysis showed what changed. Both outer nitrogen atoms at the ligand's grip point gained protons, and the copper fragment let go of that site and reattached elsewhere on the ligand. The molecule ended in a flat three-way arrangement that exposes a fresh binding site on the copper. Computer calculations backed the picture of this proton-coupled transfer and the large rearrangement it causes.
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| CREATOR | Luise Thomisch, Louis Blechschmidt, Niklas Klosterhalfen, Phil Köhler, Helmar Görls, Jens H. Tran, Julian Plitzko, Benjamin Dietzek-Ivanšić, Carolin Müller, Martin Schulz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |