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Professor Lawrence Que, Jr.

B.S. 1969 Ateneo de Manila University

Ph.D. 1973 University of Minnesota under Professor Louis H. Pignolet

Postdoctoral Research under Professor Richard H. Holm at M.I.T. and under Professor Eckard Münck at the University of Minnesota

1977-1983: Cornell University

1983-present: University of Minnesota

1999 3M/Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

2000 Distinguished Teaching Professor

2009 Regents Professor

HONORS AND AWARDS

2001 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2005 Frontiers in Biological Chemistry Award from the Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganishe Chemie
2008 American Chemical Society Alfred Bader Award in Bioorganic or Bioinorganic Chemistry
2008 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
2011 Royal Society of Chemistry Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Award
2011 American Chemistry Society Fellow
2012 Bailar Medal

2015 Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) International Award
2017 American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Publications
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Last updated on June 13, 2018. (Reprints in electronic form are available for most of the papers.)
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2018

Andris, E.; Navrátil, R.; Jasik, J.; Puri, M.; Costas, M.; Que, L., Jr.; Roithová, J., Trapping Iron(III)-oxo Species at the Boundary of the ‘Oxo Wall’: Insights into the Nature of the Fe(III)–O Bond. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 14391-14400 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08950, NSF). Article

Cutsail III, G.; Banerjee, R.; Zhou, A.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D.; DeBeer, S., High-Resolution EXAFS Provides Evidence for a Longer Fe•••Fe Distance in the Q Intermediate of Methane Monooxygenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16807–16820 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10313; PMC5729100,NIH). Article

Fan, R.; Serrano-Plana, J.; Oloo, W. N.; Draksharapu, A.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Company, A.; Martin-Diaconescu, V.; Borrell, M.; Lloret-Fillol, J.; García-España, E.; Guo, Y.; Bominaar, E. L.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M.; Münck, E. Spectroscopic and DFT Characterization of a Highly Reactive Nonheme FeV-oxo Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3916-3928 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11400, NSF). Article

Jasniewski, A. J.; Que, L., Jr., Dioxygen Activation by Nonheme Diiron Enzymes: Diverse Dioxygen Adducts, High-Valent Intermediates, and Related Model Complexes. Chem. Rev. 2018, 118, 2554-2592 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00457, PMC5920527, NIH)). Article

Kal, S.; Draksharapu, A.; Que, L. Jr. Sc3+ (or HClO4) Activation of a Nonheme FeIII-OOH Intermediate for the Rapid Hydroxylation of Cyclohexane and Benzene. J Am Chem Soc 2018, 140, 5798-5804 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01435, PMC5939927. NIH). Article

Klein, J. E. M. N.; Draksharapu, A.; Shokri, A.; Cramer, C. J.; Que, L., Jr., On the Lewis Acidity of the Oxoiron(IV) Unit in a Tetramethylcyclam Complex. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 5373-5378 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704977; NSF). Article

Komor, A. J.; Jasniewski, A. J.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D. Diiron Monooxygenases in Natural Product Biosynthesis. Nat. Prod. Rep. 2018, 35, 646-659 (DOI: 10.1039/c7np00061h; PMC6051903, NIH). Article

Magherusan, A. M.; Zhou, A.; Farquhar, E. R.; García-Melchor, M.; Twamley, B.; Que, L., Jr.; McDonald, A. R., Mimicking Class Ib Mn2 Ribonucleotide Reductase: A MnII2 Complex and Its Reaction with Superoxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 918-922 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709806; PMC5873984, NIH). Article

Rasheed, W.; Draksharapu, A.; Banerjee, S.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Fan, R.; Guo, Y.; Ozerov, M.; Nehrkorn, J.; Krzystek, J.; Telser, J.; Que, L., Jr., Crystallographic Evidence for a Sterically Induced Ferryl Tilt in a Non-heme Oxoiron(IV) Complex that Makes It a Better Oxidant. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9387-9391 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804836, NSF). Article

Serrano-Plana, J.; Acuña-Parés, F.; Dantignana, V.; Oloo, W. N.; Castillo, E.; Draksharapu, A.; Whiteoak, C. J.; Martin-Diaconsescu, V.; Basallote, M. G.; Luis, J. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M.; Company, A. Acid-triggered O–O Bond Heterolysis of a Nonheme FeIII(OOH) Species for the Stereospecific Hydroxylation of Strong C–H Bonds. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 5331-5340 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704851; NSF). Article

Xu, S.; Veach, J. J.; Oloo, W. N.; Peters, K. C.; Wang, J.; Perry, R. H.; Que, L., Jr., Detection of a Transient FeV(O)(OH) Species Involved in Olefin Oxidation by a Bio-Inspired Non-Haem Iron Catalyst. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 8701-8704 (DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03990A, DOE). Article

Zhou, A.; Crossland, P. M.; Draksharapu, A.; Jasniewski, A. J.; Kleespies, S. T.; Que, L., Jr. ,Oxoiron(IV) Complexes as Synthons for the Assembly of Heterobimetallic Centers such as the Fe/Mn Active Site of Class Ic Ribonucleotide Reductases. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 23, 155-165 (DOI: 10.1007/s00775-017-1517-5; PMC5756673, NIH). Article

2017

Bigelow, J. O.; England, J.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Farquhar, E. R.; Frisch, J. R.; Martinho, M.; Mandal, D.; Münck, E.; Shaik, S.; Que, L., Jr., Oxoiron(IV) Tetramethylcyclam Complexes with Axial Carboxylate Ligands: Effect of Tethering the Carboxylate on Reactivity. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 3287-3301 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02659, PMC5293164, NIH ). Article

Castillo, R.; Banerjee, R.; Allpress, C. J.; Rohde, G. T.; Bill, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D.; DeBeer, S., High-Energy Resolution Fluorescence Detected X-ray Absorption of the Q intermediate of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18024–18033 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09560; PMC5729100, NIH) Article

Chen, J.; Draksharapu, A.; Harvey, E.; Rasheed, W.; Que, L., Jr.; Browne, W. R., Direct photochemical activation of non-heme Fe(IV)=O complexes. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 12357-12360 (DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07452b, NSF). Article

Ching, W.-M.; Zhou, A.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Fan, R.; Knizia, G.; Cramer, C. J.; Guo, Y.; Que, L., Jr., Characterization of the Fleeting Hydroxoiron(III) Complex of the Pentadentate TMC-py Ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 11129-11140 (10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01459, NSF). Article

Draksharapu, A.; Rasheed, W.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Que, L., Jr., Facile and Reversible Formation of Fe(III)–O–Ce(IV) Species from the Reactions of Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes with Ce(III). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 9091–9095 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704322; PMC5598155, NIH). Article

Jasniewski, A. J.; Komor, A. J.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., An Unprecedented (μ-1,1-Peroxo)diferric Structure for the Ambiphilic Orange Peroxo Intermediate of the Nonheme N-Oxygenase Cml.I J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10472-10485 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05389, PMC5568637, NIH). Article

Kal, S. & Que, L., Jr., Dioxygen Activation by Nonheme Iron Enzymes with the 2-His-1-carboxylate Facial Triad that Generate High-valent Oxoiron Oxidants. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 22:2.(DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1431-2, NSF). Article

Khenkin, A. M.; Vedichi, M.; Shimon, L. J. W.; Cranswick, M. A.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Que, L., Jr.; Neumann, R., Hydrogen-Atom Transfer Oxidation with H2O2 Catalyzed by [FeII(1,2-bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-6-yl)ethane(H2O)2]2+: Likely Involvement of a (μ-Hydroxo)(μ-1,2-peroxo)diiron(III) Intermediate. Israel J. Chem. 2017, 57, 990–998 (DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700059; PMC5765857, NIH). Article

Klein, J. E. M. N.; Mandal, D.; Ching, W.-M.; Mallick, D.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S., The Privileged Role of Thiolate as the Axial Ligand in HAT Reactions by Oxoiron(IV) Complexes in Shaping the Potential Energy Surface and Inducing Significant H-Atom Tunneling. J. Am. Chem. Soc., just accepted (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11300, NSF). Article

Komor, A. J.; Rivard, B. S.; Fan, R.; Guo, Y.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D., CmlI N-Oxygenase Catalyzes the Final Three Steps in Chloramphenicol Biosynthesis without Dissociation of Intermediates. Biochemistry 2017, 56, 4940-4950 (10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00695;PMCID: PMC5605456, NIH) Article

Oloo, W. N.; Banerjee, R.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., Equilibrating (L)FeIII–OOAc and (L)FeV(O) Species in Hydrocarbon Oxidations by Bio-Inspired Nonheme Iron Catalysts using H2O2and AcOH. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17313–17326 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06246, NSF). Article

Pattanayak, S.; Jasniewski, A. J.; Rana, A.; Draksharapu, A.; Singh, K. K.; Weitz, A.; Hendrich, M.; Que, L., Jr.; Dey, A.; Gupta, S. S., Spectroscopic and Reactivity Comparisons of a Pair of bTAML Complexes with FeV=O and FeIV=O Units. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 6352-6361 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00448, NSF). Article

Verma, P.; Varga, Z.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Cramer, C. J.; Que, L., Jr.; Truhlar, D. G., Assessment of Electronic Structure Methods for the Determination of the Ground Spin States of Fe(II), Fe(III) and Fe(IV) Complexes. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 13049-13069 (DOI: 10.1039/C7CP01263B, NSF). Article

Zhou, A.; Prakash, J.; Rohde, G. T.; Klein, J. E. M. N.; Kleespies, S. T.; Draksharapu, A.; Fan, R.; Guo, Y.; Cramer, C. J.; Que, L., Jr., The Two Faces of Tetramethylcyclam in Iron Chemistry: Distinct Fe–O–M Complexes Derived from [FeIV(Oanti/syn)(TMC)]2+ Isomers. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 518-527 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02417; PMC5293164, NIH). Article

2016

Bucinsky, L.; Rohde, G. T.; Que, L., Jr.; Ozarowski, A.; Krzystek, J.; Breza, M.; Telser, J., HFEPR and Computational Studies on the Electronic Structure of a High-Spin Oxidoiron(IV) Complex in Solution. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 3933−3945 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00169). Article

Jasniewski, A. J.; Engstrom, L. M.; Vu, V. V.; Park, M. H.; Que, L., Jr., X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Characterization of the Diferric-peroxo Intermediate of Human Deoxyhypusine Hydroxylase in the Presence of its Substrate eIF5a. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 21.(DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1373-8; PMCID: PMC4990465). Article

Jasniewski, A. J.; Knoot, C. J.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., A Carboxylate Shift Regulates Dioxygen Activation by the Diiron Nonheme β-Hydroxylase CmlA upon Binding of a Substrate-Loaded Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase. Biochemistry 2016, 55, 5818–5831 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00834; PMC4567504). Article

Klein, J.E.M.N.; Que, L., Jr. "Biomimetic High-Valent Mononuclear Nonheme Iron-Oxo Chemistry."In Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, ed. R.A. Scott, John Wiley, Chichester. (DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2344; published 08 March 2016.)

Klein, J. E. M. N.; Dereli, B.; Que, L., Jr.; Cramer, C. J., Why Metal-Oxos React with Dihydroanthracene and Cyclohexadiene at Comparable Rates, Despite Having Different C–H Bond Strengths. A Computational Study. Chem. Commun. 2016, 55, 10509-10512 (DOI: 10.1039/c6cc05395e, NSF). Article

Komor, A. J.; Rivard, B. S.; Fan, R.; Guo, Y.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D., Mechanism for Six-Electron Aryl-N-oxygenation by the Non-Heme Diiron Enzyme CmlI. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7411–7421 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b03341). Article

Prakash, J.; Que, L., Jr., Formation of the syn Isomer of [FeIV(Oanti)(TMC)(NCMe)]2+ in the Reaction of Lewis Acids with the Side-on Bound Peroxo Ligand in [FeIII(η2–O2)(TMC)]+. Chem. Commun. 2016, 55, 8146-8148 (DOI: 10.1039/C6CC01660J). Article

Puri, M.; Biswas, A. N.; Fan, R.; Guo, Y.; Que, L., Jr. Modeling Non-Heme Iron Halogenases: High-Spin Oxoiron(IV)−Halide Complexes That Halogenate C−H Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2484-2487 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11511). Article

Puri, M.; Company, A.; Sabenya, G.; Costas, M.; Que, L., Jr., Oxygen-Atom Exchange Between H2O and Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes: Ligand Dependence and Mechanism. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 5818-5827 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00023). Article

Que, L., Jr.; Puri, M., The Amazing High-Valent Nonheme Iron-Oxo Landscape. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem. 2016. 67, 10-18.

Stout, H. D.; Kleespies, S. T.; Chiang, C.-W.; Lee, W.-Z.; Que, L., Jr.; Münck, E.; Bominaar, E., Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study of Spin-dependent Electron Transfer in an FeIII-Superoxo Complex. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 5215–5226 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00134). Article

Sutherlin, K. D.; Liu, L. V.; Lee, Y.-M.; Kwak, Y.; Yoda, Y.; Saito, M.; Kurokuzu, M.; Kobayashi, Y.; Seto, M.; Que, L., Jr.; Nam, W.; Solomon, E. I., Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopic Definition of Peroxy Intermediates in Nonheme Iron Sites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14294–14302 (DOI: 10.1021/ja960741t, NSF). Article

2015

Allpress, C. J; Kleespies, S. T.; Que, L., Jr., "Synthetic Models of 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases." In 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases, eds. C.J. Schofield and R.P. Hausinger, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2015.

Biswas, A. N.; Puri, M.; Meier, K. K.; Oloo, W. N.; Rohde, G. T.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Modeling TauD-J: A High-Spin Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complex with High Reactivity Toward C–H Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2428-2431 (DOI: 10.1021/ja511757j). Article

Codolà, Z.; Gómez, L.; Kleespies, S. T.; Que Jr, L.; Costas, M.; Lloret-Fillol, J., Evidence for an Oxygen Evolving Iron–oxo–cerium Intermediate in Iron-catalysed Water Oxidation. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 645 (DOI:10.1038/comms6865; PMC4722336). Article

England, J.; Prakash, J.; Cranswick, M. A.; Mandal, D.; Guo, Y.; Münck, E.; Shaik, S.; Que, L., Jr., Oxoiron(IV) Complex of the Ethylene-Bridged Dialkylcyclam Ligand Me2EBC. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 7828-7839 (DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00861). Article

de Sousa, D. P.; Bigelow, J. O.; Sundberg, J.; Que, L.; McKenzie, C. J., Caught! Crystal Trapping of a Side-on Peroxo Bound to Cr(IV). Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2802-2805 (DOI: 10.1039/C4CC08785B). Article

Kleespies, S. T.; Oloo, W. N.; Mukherjee, A.; Que, L., Jr., C–H Bond Cleavage by Bioinspired Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes, Including Hydroxylation of n-Butane. Inorg. Chem. 2015, Jun 1;54(11):5053-64. (DOI: 10.1021/ic502786y). Article

Makris, T. M.; Vu, V. V.; Meier, K. K.; Komor, A. J.; Rivard, B. S.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D., An Unusual Peroxo Intermediate of the Arylamine Oxygenase of the Chloramphenicol Biosynthetic Pathway. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 1608-1617 (DOI: 10.1021/ja511649n; PMC4318726). Article

Oloo, W. N.; Que, L., Jr. Bio-inspired Nonheme Iron Catalysts for C–H and C=C Bond Oxidation: Insights into the Nature of the Metal-Based Oxidants. Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 2612-2621.(DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00053.) Article

Prakash, J.; Rohde, G. T.; Meier, K. K.; Jasniewski, A. J.; Heuvelen, K. M. V.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Spectroscopic Identification of FeIII (and not FeIV) in the Crystalline Adduct Formed from [FeIV(O)(TMC)(NCMe)]2+. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3478-3481 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00535; PMC4939224). Article

Prakash, J.; Rohde, G. T.; Meier, K. K.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Upside Down! Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Characterization of an [FeIV(Osyn)(TMC)]2+ Complex. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 11055-11057 (DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02011). Article

Puri, M.; Que, L., Jr. Toward the Synthesis of More Reactive S = 2 Non-Heme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes. Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 2443-2452 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00244; PMC4542507). Article

Serrano-Plana, J.; Oloo, W. N.; Acosta-Rueda, L.; Meier, K. K.; Verdejo, B.; García-España, E.; Basallote, M. G.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Company, A.; Costas, M. Trapping a Highly Reactive Non-heme Iron Intermediate That Oxygenates Strong C-H Bonds with Stereoretention. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15833-15842.(DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b09904). Article

Schreiber,R. E.; Cohen, H.; Leitus, G.; Wolf, S. G.; Ang Zhou, A.; Que, L., Jr.; Neumann, R. Reactivity and O2 Formation by Mn(IV)- and Mn(V)-Hydroxo Species Stabilized within a Polyfluoroxometalate Framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8738-8748. (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03456; PMCID: PMC4939246). Article

Shokri, A.; Que, L., Jr. Conversion of Aldehyde to Alkane by a Peroxoiron(III) Complex, a Functional Model for the Cyanobacterial Aldehyde Deformylating Oxygenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 7686-7691 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b01053; PMC4722334). Article

Ye, S.; Xue, G.; Krivokapic, I.; Petrenko, T.; Bill, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Neese, F., Magnetic Circular Dichroism and Computational Study of Mononuclear and Dinuclear Iron(IV) Complexes. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2909-2921 (DOI: 10.1039/C4SC03268C; PMC4583211). Article

Zhou, A.; Kleespies, S. T.; Van Heuvelen, K. M.; Que, L., Jr. Characterization of a Heterobimetallic Nonheme Fe(III)–O–Cr(III) Species Formed by O₂ Activation. Chem. Commun. 2015, 54, 14326-14329 (DOI: 10.1039/C5CC05931C; PMC4567504). Article

2014

Chiang, C.-W.; Kleespies, S. T.; Stout, H. D.; Meier, K. K.; Li, P.-Y.; Bominaar, E. L.; Que, L., Jr.; Münck, E.; Lee, W.-Z., Characterization of a Paramagnetic Mononuclear Nonheme Iron-Superoxo Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10846–10849 (DOI: 10.1021/ja504410s; PMC4132977). Article

Company, A.; Sabenya, G.; González-Béjar, M.; Gómez, L.; Clémancey, M.; Blondin, G.; Jasniewski, A. J.; Puri, M.; Browne, W. R.; Latour, J.-M.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M.; Pérez-Prieto, J.; Lloret-Fillol, J., Triggering the Generation of an Iron(IV)-Oxo Compound and Its Reactivity toward Sulfides by RuII Photocatalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 4624-4633 (DOI: 10.1021/ja412059c; PMC3985778 ). Article

England, J.; Bigelow, J. O.; Heuvelen, K. M. V.; Farquhar, E. R.; Martinho, M.; Meier, K. K.; Frisch, J. R.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., An Ultra-stable Oxoiron(IV) Complex and Its Blue Conjugate Base. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1204-1215 (DOI: 10.1039/C3SC52755G; PMC 3956701). Article

Fielding, A. J.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., A two-electron Shell Game: intermediates of the Extradiol Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenases. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 19, 491-504 (DOI:10.1007/s00775-014-1122-9; PMC4039383) . Article.

Iyer, S. R.; Javadi, M. M.; Feng, Y.; Hyun, M. Y.; Oloo, W. N.; Kim, C.; Que, L., Jr., A Chameleon Catalyst forNnonheme Iron-promoted Olefin Oxidation. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 13777-13780 (DOI:10.1039/c4cc06164k; DOE). Article

Makhlynets, O. V.; Oloo, W.; Moroza, Y. S.; Belayaa, I. G.; Palluccio, T. D.; Filatov, A. S.; Müller, P.; Cranswick, M. A.; Que, L., Jr.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V., H₂O₂ Activation with Biomimetic Non-haem Iron Complexes and AcOH: Connecting the g = 2.7 EPR Signal with a Visible Chromophore. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 645-648 (DOI: 10.1039/C1033CC47632D). Article

Oloo, W.N.; Meier, K. K.; Wang, Y.; Shaik, S.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Identification of a Low-spin Acylperoxoiron(III) Intermediate in Bio-inspired Nonheme Iron-Catalyzed Oxidations. Nature Communications 2014, 5, 3046.(DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4046). Article

Paine, T. K.; Que, L., Jr., Dioxygen Activation by Biomimetic Iron Complexes of α-Keto Acids and α-Hydroxy Acids. Struct. Bonding 2014, 160, 39-56 (DOI:10.1007/430_2014_144). Article

Stoian, S. A.; Xue, G.; Bominaar, E. L.; Que, L., Jr.; Münck, E., Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigation of a Complex with a [O=FeIV–O–FeIV=O] Core Related to Methane Monooxygenase Intermediate Q. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1545-1558 (DOI: 10.1021/ja411376u; PMC3941033). Article

2013

Frisch, J. R.; McDonnell, R.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Que, L., Jr., Factors Affecting the Carboxylate Shift Upon Formation of Nonheme Diiron-O₂ Adducts. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 2627-36 (10.1021/ic302543n; PMCID: PMC3678525 ). Article

Hayden, J. A.; Farquhar, E. R.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Hendrich, M. P., NO Binding to Mn-Substituted Homoprotocatechuate 2,3-Dioxygenase and the Primary and Secondary Sphere Influences in O2 Reactivity. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 18, 717-728. (10.1007/s00775-013-1016-2; PMCID: PMC3936460). Article

Li, F.; Van Heuvelen, K. M.; Meier, K. K.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Sc3+-triggered Oxoiron(IV) Formation from O₂ and its Nonheme Iron(II) Precursor via a Sc3+-peroxo-Fe3+ Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10198-10201 (10.1021/ja402645y; NSF). Article

McDonald, A. R.; Que, L., Jr., High-Valent Nonheme Iron-Oxo Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopy. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 414-428 (10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.002). Article

Oloo, W. N.; Feng, Y.; Iyer, S.; Parmelee, S.; Xue, G.; Que, L., Jr., Cyclohexene as a Substrate Probe for the Nature of the High-valent Iron-oxo Oxidant in Fe(TPA)-catalyzed Oxidations. New. J. Chem. 2013, 37, 3411-3415 (10.1039/C3NJ00524K; DOE). Article

Oloo, W. N.; Fielding, A. J.; Que, L. J., Rate Determining Water-Assisted O–O Bond Cleavage of a FeIII–OOH Intermediate in a Bio-inspired Nonheme Iron-Catalyzed Oxidation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 6438 (doi: 10.1021/ja402759c). Article

Oloo, W. N.; Que, L., Jr., "Hydrocarbon Oxidations Catalyzed by Bio-Inspired Nonheme Iron and Copper Catalysts.” Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II, Vol 6; Reedijk, J., Poeppelmeier, K., Eds.; Elsevier: Oxford, 2013; pp 763-778.

Pap, J. S.; Cranswick, M. A.; Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Baráth, G.; Giorgi, M.; Rohde, G. T.; Kaizer, J.; Speier, G.; Que, L., Jr., An Iron(II)[1,3-bis(2?-pyridylimino)isoindoline] Complex as a Catalyst for Substrate Oxidation with H₂O₂- Evidence for a Transient Peroxidodiiron(III) Species. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 3858-3866 (10.1002/ejic.201300162,;PMCID: PMC3935335). Article

Park, K.; Bell, C. B., 3rd; Liu, L. V.; Wang, D.; Xue, G.; Kwak, Y.; Wong, S. D.; Light, K. M.; Zhao, J.; Alp, E. E.; Yoda, Y.; Saito, M.; Kobayashi, Y.; Ohta, T.; Seto, M.; Que, L., Jr.; Solomon, E. I., Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopic and Computational Study of High-valent Diiron Complexes Relevant to Enzyme Intermediates. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2013, 110, 6275 (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1304238110; PMC3631696). Article

Prat, I.; Company, A.; Postils, V.; Ribas, X.; Que, L., Jr.; Luis, J. M.; Costas, M., The Mechanism of Stereospecific C–H Oxidation by Fe(Pytacn) Complexes: Bioinspired Non-Heme Iron Catalysts Containing cis-Labile Exchangeable Sites. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 6724 (doi: 10.1002/chem.201300110). Article

Que, L., Jr., High-Valent Nonheme Iron Oxidants in Biology: Lessons from Synthetic FeIV=O Complexes. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem. 2013, 62, 30-37.

Wang, D.; Que, L., Jr., Oxidation of Water by a Nonhaem Diiron(IV) Complex via Proton-coupled Electron Transfer. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 10682-10684 (DOI: 10.1039/c1033cc46391e; PMC3940062 ). Article

Wang, D.; Ray, K.; Collins, M. J.; Farquhar, E. R.; Frisch, J. R.; Gómez, L.; Jackson, T. A.; Kerscher, M.; Waleska, A.; Comba, P.; Costas, M.; Que, L., Jr., Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes of Pentadentate N5 Ligands: Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Oxidative Reactivity. Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 282-291 (10.1039/C2SC21318D; PMC3515645). Article

Wang, Y.; Janardanan, D.; Usharani, D.; Han, K.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S., The Nonheme Iron Oxidant Formed in the Presence of H₂O₂ and Acetic Acid Is the Cyclic Ferric-peracetate Complex and Not a Perferryl-oxo Complex. ACS Catal. 2013, 3, 1334 (10.1021/cs400134g; DOE). Article

Xue, G.; Geng, C.; Ye, S.; Fiedler, A. T.; Neese, F.; Que, L., Jr., Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on the Reactivity of [X−FeIII−O−FeIV=O] (X = OH, F) Complexes toward C−H Bond Cleavage. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3976-3984 (doi:10.1021/ic3027896; PMC3632308). Article

2012

Cranswick, M. A.; Meier, K. K.; Shan, X.; Stubna, A.; Kaizer, J.; Mehn, M. P.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr,. Protonation of a Peroxodiiron(III) Complex and Conversion to a Diiron(III/IV) Intermediate: Implications for Proton-Assisted O−O Bond Cleavage in Nonheme Diiron Enzymes. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 10417-10426 (10.1021/ic301642w; PMC3462276) Article

Do, L. H.; Xue, G.; Que, L., Jr.; Lippard, S. J., Evaluating the Identity and Diiron Core Transformations of a (μ-Oxo)diiron(III) Complex Supported by Electron-Rich Tris(pyridyl-2-methyl)amine Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2393-2402 (10.1021/ic202379b, PMC3288163). Article

Fielding, A. J.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L. Jr., Characterization of an O₂ Adduct of an Active Cobalt-Substituted Extradiol-Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 796-799 (10.1021/ja2095365, PMC3262093). Article

Huo, L.; Fielding, A. J.; Chen, Y.; Li, T.; Iwaki, H.; Hosler, J. P.; Chen, L.; Hasegawa, Y.; Que, L., Jr.; Liu, A., Evidence for a Dual Role of an Active Site Histidine in α-Amino-β- Carboxymuconate-ε-Semialdehyde Decarboxylase. Biochemistry 2012, 51, 5811-5821 (10.1021/bi300635b; PMC3419591). Article

Li, F.; Chakrabarti, M.; Dong, Y.; Kauffmann, K.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Structural, EPR and Mössbauer Characterization of (μ-Alkoxo)(μ-Carboxylato)Diiron(II,III) Model Complexes for the Active Sites of Mixed-valent Diiron Enzymes. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2917-29-29 (10.1021/ic2021726; PMC3298377 [Available on 2013/3/5]). Article

Mas-Ballesté, R.; McDonald, A. R.; Reed, D.; Usharani, D.; Schyman, P.; Milko, P.; Shaik, S.; Que, L., Jr., Intramolecular Gas Phase Reactions of Synthetic Non-heme Oxoiron(IV) Ions: Proximity and Spin-State Reactivity Rules. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 11747-11760 (10.1002/chem.201200105; PMC3516195). Article

McDonald, A. R.; Guo, Y.; Vu, V. V.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., A Mononuclear Carboxylate-Rich Oxoiron(IV) Complex: a Structural and Functional Mimic of TauD Intermediate ‘J’. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1680-1683 (10.1039/C2SC01044e; PMC3528080). Article

McDonald, A. R.; Van Heuvelen, K. M..; Guo, Y.; Li, F.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Characterization of a Thiolato Iron(III) Peroxy Dianion Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9132-9136 (10.1002/anie.201203602; PMC3448492). Article

Shanmugam, M.; Xue, G.; Que, L., Jr.; Hoffman, B. M., 1H-ENDOR Evidence for a Hydrogen Bonding Interaction that Modulates the Reactivity of a Non-heme FeIV=O Unit. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 10080-10082 (10.1021/ic3015783; PMC3482979). Article

Srnec, M.; Wong, S. D.; England, J.; Que, L., Jr.; Solomon, E. I., π-Frontier molecular orbitals in S = 2 Ferryl Species and Elucidation of their Contributions to Reactivity. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2012, 109, 14326-14331 (10.1073/pnas.1212693109; PMC3437891). Article

Van Heuvelen, K. M.; Fiedler, A. T.; Shan, X.; De Hont, R. H.; Meier, K. K.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., One-electron Oxidation of an Oxoiron(IV) Complex to Form an [O?FeV?NR] Center. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2012, 109, 11933-11938 (10.1073/pnas.1206457109; PMC3409744). Article

2011

Chandrasekaran, P.; Stieber, S. C. E.; Collins, T. J.; Que, L., Jr.; Neese, F.; DeBeer, S., Prediction of High-valent Iron K-edge Absorption Spectra by Time-dependent Density Functional Theory. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 11070-11079 (10.1039/c1dt11331c; PMC3242413).). [Article]

Company, A.; Prat, I.; Frisch, J. R.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Güell, M.; Juhász, G.; Ribas, X.; Münck, E.; Luis, J. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M., Modeling the cis-Oxo-Labile Binding Site Motif of Non-Heme Iron Oxygenases: Water Exchange and Oxidation Reactivity of a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Compound Bearing a Tripodal Tetradentate Ligand. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 1622-1634 (10.1002/chem.201002297). [Article]

England, J.; Farquhar, E. R.; Guo, Y.; Cranswick, M. A.; Ray, K.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Characterization of a Tricationic Trigonal Bipyramidal Iron(IV) Cyanide Complex, with a Very High Reduction Potential, and Its Iron(II) and Iron(III) Congeners. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2885–2896 (10.1021/ic102094d; PMC3065519). [Article]

England, J.; Guo, Y.; van Heuvelen, K. M.; Cranswick, M. A.; Rohde, G. T.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., A More Reactive Trigonal Bipyramidal High-Spin Oxoiron(IV) Complex with a cis-Labile Site. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11880–11883 (PMC3150404). [Article]

Farquhar, E. R.; Emerson, J. P.; Koehntop, K. D.; Reynolds, M. F.; Trmcic, M.; Que, L., Jr., In Vivo Self-hydroxylation of an Iron–Substituted Manganese-Dependent Extradiol Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenase. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 16, 589-597 (PMC3177297). [Article]

Feng, Y.; England, J.; Que, L., Jr., Iron-Catalyzed Olefin Epoxidation and cis-Dihydroxylation by Tetraalkylcyclam Complexes: the Importance of cis-Labile Sites. ACS Catal. 2011, 1, 1035–1042 (10.1021/cs200292h). [Article]

Fielding, A. J.; Kovaleva, E. G.; Farquhar, E. R.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., A Hyperactive Cobalt-Substituted Extradiol-Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenase. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 16, 341-355 (10.1007/s00775-014-1122-9; PMC3192431). [Article]

Hirao, H.; Li, F.; Que, L., Jr.; Morokuma, K. Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of Oxoiron(IV) Formation from H₂O₂ and a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: O–O Cleavage Involving Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 6637-6648. (10.1021/ic200522r; PMC3136038). [Article]

Li, F.; Meier, K. K.; Cranswick, M. A.; Chakrabarti, M.; Van Heuvelen, K. M.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Characterization of a High-Spin Nonheme Fe^III–OOH Intermediate and Its Quantitative Conversion to an Fe^IV=O Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 7256-7259 (10.1021/ja111742z; PMC3097042). [Article]

McDonald, A. R.; Que, L., Jr., Iron–Oxo Complexes: Elusive Iron(V) Species Identified. Nature Chem. 2011, 3, 761-762 (10.1038/nchem.1153). [Article]

Paria, S.; Que, L., Jr.; Paine, T. K., Oxidative Decarboxylation of Benzilic Acid by a Biomimetic Iron(II) Complex: Evidence for an Iron(IV)–Oxo–Hydroxo Oxidant from O₂. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11129-11132 (10.1002/anie.201103971). [Article]

Vu, V.; Makris, T.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., Active Site Structure of a β-Hydroxylase in Antibiotic Biosynthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 6938-6941 (10.1021/ja201822v; PMC3096070). [Article]

Wong, S. D.; Bell, C. B., III; Liu, L. V.; Kwak, Y.; England, J.; Zhao, J.; Que, L., Jr.; Solomon, E. I., Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy on the Fe^IV=O S = 2 Nonheme Site in TMG₃tren: Experimentally Calibrated Insights into Reactivity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3215 –3218 (10.1002/anie.201007692; PMC3085250). [Article]

Xue, G.; Pokutsa, A.; Que, L., Jr., Substrate-Triggered Activation of a Synthetic [Fe₂(μ-O)₂] Diamond Core for C–H Bond Cleavage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16657–16667 (10.1021/ja207131g; PMC3192255). [Article]

2010

Das, P.; Que, L., Jr., Iron Catalyzed Competitive Olefin Oxidation and ipso-Hydroxylation of Benzoic Acids: Further Evidence for an FeV?O Oxidant. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 9479-9485 (DOI: 10.1021/ic101144s). [Article]

De Hont, R. F.; Xue, G.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E., Mössbauer, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, and Density Functional Theory Studies of Synthetic S = 1/2 FeIII−O−FeIV?O Complexes. Superexchange-Mediated Spin Transition at the FeIV?O Site. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 8310-8322 (DOI: 10.1021/ic100870v; PMCID: PMC2957120). [Article]

England, J.; Guo, Y.; Farquhar, E. R.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., The Crystal Structure of a High-Spin Oxoiron(IV) Complex and Characterization of Its Self-Decay Pathway. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8635-8644 (DOI: 10.1021/ja100366c; PMC2903234).[Article]

Garcia-Bosch, I.; Company, A.; Frisch, J. R.; Torrent-Sucarrat, M.; Cardellach, M.; Gamba, I.; Güell, M.; Casella, L.; Que, L., Jr.; Ribas, X.; Luis, J. M.; Costas, M., O2 Activation and Selective Phenolate ortho Hydroxylation by an Unsymmetric Dicopper µ-n1:n1-Peroxido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2406-2409 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906749).[Article]

Janardanan, D.; Wang, Y.; Schyman, P.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S., The Fundamental Role of Exchange-Enhanced Reactivity in C–H Activation by S=2 Oxo Iron(IV) Complexes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3342-3346 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000004; PMC20358569).[Article]

Li, F., England, J., and Que, L., Jr., Near-Stoichiometric Conversion of H2O2 to FeIV=O at a Nonheme Iron(II) Center. Insights into the O-O Bond Cleavage Step. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2134-2135 (DOI: 10.1021/ja9101908; PMC2823852).[Article]

McDonald, A. R.; Bukowski, M. R.; Farquhar, E. R.; Jackson, T. A.; Koehntop, K. D.; Seo, M. S.; Hont, R. F. D.; Stubna, A.; Halfen, J. A.; Münck, E.; Nam, W.; Que, L., Jr., Sulfur versus Iron Oxidation in an Iron−Thiolate Model Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 17118-17129 (DOI: 10.1021/ja1045428; PMCID: PMC21070030). [Article]

Mukherjee, A.; Cranswick, M. A.; Chakrabarti, M.; Paine, T. K.; Fujisawa, K.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Oxygen Activation at Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Centers: A Superoxo Perspective. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 3618-3628 (DOI: 10.1021/ic901891n; PMC20380464).[Article]

Oldenburg, P. D.; Feng, Y.; Pryjomska-Ray, I.; Ness, D.; Que, L., Jr., Olefin cis-Dihydroxylation with Bio-Inspired Iron Catalysts. Evidence for an FeII/FeIV Catalytic Cycle. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 17713-17723 (DOI: 10.1021/ja1021014). [Article]

Paine, T. K.; Paria, S.; Que, L., Jr., Oxidative Decarboxylation of &alpha-Hydroxy Acids by a Functional Model of the Nonheme Iron Oxygenase, CloR. Chem. Commun. 2010, 1830-1832 (DOI: 10.1039/B925389K; PMC20198223).[Article]

Torres Martin de Rosales, R.; Faiella, M.; Farquhar, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Andreozzi, C.; Pavone, V.; Maglio, O.; Nastri, F.; Lombardi, A., Spectroscopic and Metal-binding Properties of DF3: An Artificial Protein Able to Accommodate Different Metal Ions. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 15, 717-728 (DOI: 10.1007/s00775-010-0639-9; PMC2915772).[Article]

Wang, D.; Zhang, M.; Bühlmann, P.; Que, L., Jr., Redox Potential and C–H Bond Cleaving Properties of a Nonheme FeIV=O Complex in Aqueous Solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 7638-7644 (DOI: 10.1021/ja909923w; PMC20476758).[Article]

Xue, G.; De Hont, R.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., Million-fold Activation of the [Fe2(µ-O)2] Diamond Core for C–H Bond Cleavage. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 400-405 (DOI: 10.1038/nchem.586; PMC2859466).[Article]

2009

Company, A.; Feng, Y.; Güell, M.; Ribas, X.; Luis, J. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M., "Olefin-Dependent Discrimination between Two Non-heme HO-Fe^V=O Tautomeric Species in Catalytic H₂O₂ Epoxidations," Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 3356-3362 (DOI:10.1002/chem.200802597). (designated as VIP by journal) [Article]

England, J.; Martinho, M.; Farquhar, E. R.; Frisch, J. R.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "A Synthetic High-Spin Oxoiron(IV) Complex: Generation, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Reactivity," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3622-3626 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900863; PMC2719303). (designated as VIP by journal) [Article]

Feng, Y.; Ke, C.-y.; Xue, G.; Que, L., Jr., "Bio-inspired Arene cis-Dihydroxylation by a Non-Heme Iron Catalyst Modeling the Action of Naphthalene Dioxygenase," Chem. Commun. 2009, 50-56 (DOI: 10.1039/b817222f). [Article]

Fielder, A. T.; Que, L., Jr., "Reactivities of Fe(IV) Complexes with Oxo, Hydroxo, and Alkylperoxo Ligands: An Experimental and Computational Study," Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 11038–11047 (DOI: 10.1021/ic901391y; PMC2789986). [Article]

Frisch, J. R.; Vu, V. V.; Martinho, M.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "Characterization of Two Distinct Adducts in the Reaction of a Non-heme Diiron(II) Complex with O₂," Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 8325-8336 (DOI: 10.1021/ic900961k; PMC2846601). [Article]

Johansson, A. J.; Noack, H.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Xue, G.; Que, L., Jr., "Observed Enhancement of the Reactivity of a Biomimetic Diiron Complex by the Addition of Water - Mechanistic Insights from Theoretical Modeling," Dalton Trans. 2009, 6741-6750 (DOI: 10.1039/b907263b; PMC2846601). [Article]

Klinker, E. J.; Shaik, S.; Hajime, H.; Que, L., Jr., "Two-State Reactivity Model Explains Unusual Kinetic Isotope Effect Patterns in C-H Bond Cleavage by Non-heme Oxoiron^IV Complexes," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 1291-1295 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804029; PMC2832581). [Article]

Makhlynets, O. V.; Das, P.; Taktak, S.; Flook, M.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-promoted Ortho- and/or Ipso-hydroxylation of Benzoic Acids with H₂O₂," Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 47,13171-80 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901296). [Article]

Martinho, M.; Xue, G.; Fiedler, A.T.; Que, L., Jr. ; Bominaar, E.; Münck, E., "Mössbauer and DFT Study of the Ferromagnetically Coupled Diiron(IV) Precursor to a Complex with an Fe^IV₂O₂ Diamond Core," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 5823-5830 (DOI: 10.1021/ja8098917; PMC2675788). [Article]

Mukherjee, A.; Martinho, M.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "Shape-Selective Interception by Hydrocarbons of the O₂-Derived Oxidant of a Biomimetic Non-heme Iron Complex," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 1780-1783 (DOI:10.1002/anie.200805342; PMC2719302). [Article]

Vu, V. V.; Emerson, J. P.; Martinho, M.; Kim, Y. S.; Münck, E.; Park, M. H.; Que, L., Jr., "Human Deoxyhypusine Hydroxylase, an Enzyme Involved in Regulating Cell Growth, Activates O₂ with a Non-heme Diiron Center," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2009, 106, 14814-14819 (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904553106; PMC2736468). [Article]

Wang, D.; Farquhar, E. R.; Stubna, A.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "A Diiron(IV) Complex that Cleaves Strong C-H and O-H Bonds." Nature Chem. 2009, 1, 145-150 (DOI: 10.1038/nchem.162; PMC2744316). (highlighted in Nature, April 3, 2009 issue and C&ENews, April 6, 2009 issue) [Article]

2008

Bell, C. B., III; Wong, S. D.; Xiao, Y.; Klinker, E. J.; Tenderholt, A. L.; Smith, M. C.; Rohde, J.-U.; Que, L., Jr.; Cramer, S. P.; Solomon, E. I., "A Combined NRVS and DFT Study of Fe^IV=O Model Complexes: a Diagnostic Method for the Elucidation of Non-heme Iron Enzyme Intermediates," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 47, 9071-9074 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200803740; PMC2662738). [Article]

Chanda, A.; Shan, X.; Chakrabarti, M.; Ellis, W. C.; Popescu, D. L.; Tiago de Oliveira, F.; Wang, D.; Que, L., Jr.; Collins, T. J.; Münck, E.; Bominaar, E. L., "(TAML)Fe^IV=O Complex in Aqueous Solution: Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Computational Characterization," Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 3669-3678 (DOI: 10.1021/ic7022902). [Article]

Company, A.; Palavicini, S.; Garcia-Bosch, I.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Que, L., Jr.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Casella, L.; Ribas, X.; Costas, M., "Tyrosinase-Like Reactivity in a Cu^III₂(µ-O)₂ Species," Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 3535-3538 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800229). [Communication]

Emerson, J. P.; Kovaleva, E. G.; Farquhar, E. R.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr., "Swapping Metals in Fe- and Mn-dependent Dioxygenases: Evidence for Oxygen Activation without a Change in Metal Redox State," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2008, 105, 21, 7347-7352 (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711179105; PMC2396700). [Article]

Fiedler, A. T.; Shan, X.; Mehn, M. P.; Kaizer, J.; Torelli, S.; Frisch, J. R.; Kodera, M.; Que, L., Jr., "Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of (&mu-Oxo)(µ-1,2-Peroxo)diiron^III Complexes of Relevance to Non-heme Diiron Oxygenase Intermediates," J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112 (50), 13037–13044 (DOI:10.1021/jp8038225; PMC2736334). [Article]

Friese, S. J.; Kucera, B. E.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B., "Iron^II Complexes of Sterically Bulky α-Ketocarboxylates: Structural Models for α-Ketoacid-Dependent Nonheme Iron Halogenases," Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1324-1331 (DOI: 10.1021/ic701823y). [Article]

Gunderson, W. A.; Zatsman, A. I.; Emerson, J. P.; Farquhar, E. R.; Que, L., Jr.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Hendrich, M. P., "EPR Detection of Intermediates in the Enzymatic Cycle of an Extradiol Dioxygenase," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 130 (44), 1446514467 (DOI: 10.1021/ja8052255; PMC2806810). [Article].

Hirao, H.; Que, L., Jr.; Nam, W.; Shaik, S., "A Two-State Reactivity Rationale for Counterintuitive Axial Ligand Effects on the C-H Activation Reactivity of Nonheme Fe^IV=O Oxidants," Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 1740-1756 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701739). [Article]

Jackson, T. A.; Rohde, J.-U.; Seo, M. S.; Sastri, C. V.; DeHont, R.; Stubna, A.; Ohta, T.; Kitagawa, T.; Münck, E.; Nam, W.; Que, L., Jr., "Axial Ligand Effects on the Geometric and Electronic Structures of Non-heme Oxoiron^IV Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12394–12407 (DOI: 10.1021/ja8022576; PMC2574688). [Article]

Krzystek, J.; England, J.; Ray, K.; Ozarowski, A.; Smirnov, D.; Que, L., Jr.; Telser, J., "Determination by High-Frequency and -Field EPR of Zero-Field Splitting in Iron^IV Oxo Complexes: Implications for Intermediates in Non-heme Iron Enzymes," Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 3483-3485 (DOI: 10.1021/ic800411c). [Article]

Mas-Ballesté, R.; Fujita, M.; Que, L., Jr., "High-valent Iron-mediated cis-Hydroxyacetoxylation of Olefins," Dalton Trans. 2008, 1828-1830 (DOI: 10.1039/B802587H). [Article]

Oldenburg, P., D.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Que, L., Jr., "Bio-Inspired Iron-Catalyzed Olefin Oxidations: Epoxidation Versus cis-Dihydroxylation in Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis," in Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis, Oyama, S. T., Ed., pp. 452-469. Elsevier: Amsterdam, 2008.

Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B., "Biologically Inspired Oxidation Catalysis," Nature 2008, 455, 333-340 (DOI: 10.1038/nature07371). [Article]

Ray, K.; England, J.; Fiedler, A. T.; Martinho, M.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "An Inverted and More Oxidizing Isomer of [Fe^IV(O)(tmc)(NCCH₃)]₂+," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8068-8071 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802219; PMC2656284). [Article]

Ray, K.; Lee, S. M.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-oxidation-state-dependent O-O Bond Cleavage of Meta-chloroperbenzoic Acid to Form an Iron^IV-oxo Complex," Inorg. Chim. Acta 2008, 361, 1066-1069 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802219; PMC2656284). [Article]

Shan, X.; Que, L., Jr., "Unexpected Kinetic Complexity in the Formation of a Non-heme Oxoiron^IV Complex," Chem. Commun. 2008, 2209-2011 (DOI: 10.1039/B716036D). [Article]

Suzuki, K.; Oldenburg, P. D.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-Catalyzed Asymmetric Olefin cis-Dihydroxylation with 97% Enantiomeric Excess," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1887-1889 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705061). [Article]

Thibon, A.; England, J.; Martinho, M.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Frisch, J. R.; Guillot, R.; Girerd, J.-J.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Banse, F., "Proton- and Reductant-Assisted Dioxygen Activation by a Nonheme Iron^II Complex to Form an Oxoiron^IV Intermediate," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7064-7067 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801832; PMC2652675). [Communication]

Xue, G.; Fiedler, A. T.; Martinho, M.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "Insights into the P-to-Q Conversion in the Catalytic Cycle of Methane Monooxygenase from a Synthetic Model System," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2008, 105, 20615-20620 (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808512105). [Article]

Zhou, Y.; Shan, X.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Bukowski, M. R.; Stubna, A.; Chakrabarti, M.; Slominski, L.; Halfen, J. A.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "Contrasting cis and trans Effects on the Reactivity of Non-heme Oxoiron^IV Complexes,"Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1896-1899 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704228). [Article]

2007

Company, A.; Gomez, L.; Guell, M.; Ribas, X.; Luis, J. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Costas, M., "Alkane Hydroxylation by a Non-heme Iron Catalyst that Challenges the Heme Paradigm for Oxygenase Action," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15766-15767. [Article]

Company, A.; Gomez, L.; Mas-Balleste, R.; Korendovych, I. V.; Ribas, X.; Poater, A.; Parella, T.; Fontrodona, X.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Sola, M.; Que, L., Jr.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Costas, M., "Fast O₂ Binding at Dicopper Complexes Containing Schiff-Base Dinucleating Ligands," Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 4997-5012. [Article]

de Oliveira, F.T.; Chanda, A.; Banerjee, D.; Shan, X.;Mondal,S.; Que, L. Jr.; Bominaar, E. L.; Münck, E.; Collins, T. J., "Chemical and Spectroscopic Evidence for an Fe^V-Oxo Complex," Science 2007, 315, 835-838. [Article]

Decker, A.; Rohde, J.-U.; Klinker, E. J.; Wong, S. D.; Que, L., Jr.; Solomon, E. I., "Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Studies on Low-Spin Fe^IV=O Complexes: Fe-O Bonding and Its Contributions to Reactivity," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15983-15996. [Article]

Emerson, J. P.; Farquhar, E. R.; Que, L., Jr., "Structural 'Snapshots' along Reaction Pathways of Non-heme Iron Enzymes," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 8553-8556. [Article]

Jensen, M. P.; Mairata i Payeras, A.; Fiedler, A. T.; Costas, M.; Kaizer, J.; Stubna, A.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "Kinetic Analysis of the Conversion of Nonheme (Alkylperoxo)iron^III Species to Iron^IV Complexes," Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 2398-2408. [Article]

Klotz, K. L.; Slominski, L. M.; Hull, A. V.; Gottsacker, V. M.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Que, L., Jr.; Halfen, J. A., "Non-heme Iron^II Complexes are Efficient Olefin Aziridination Catalysts," Chem. Commun. 2007, 2063-2065. [Article]

Mas-Ballesté, R.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-Catalyzed Olefin Epoxidation in the Presence of Acetic Acid: Insights into the Nature of the Metal-Based Oxidant," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15964-15972. [Article]

Paine, T. K.; England, J.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-Catalyzed C₂-C₃ Bond Cleavage of Phenylpyruvate with O₂: Insight into Aliphatic C-C Bond-Cleaving Dioxygenases," Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 6073 -6081. [Article]

Que, L., Jr., "The Road to Non-heme Oxoferryls and Beyond," Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 493-500.[ Article]

Rohde, J.-U.; Betley, T. A.; Jackson, T. A.; Saouma, C. T.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L., Jr., "XAS Characterization of a Nitridoiron^IV Complex with a Very Short Fe-N Bond," Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46,5720-5726. [Article]

Sastri, C. V.; Lee, J.; Oh, K.; Lee, Y. J.; Lee, J.; Jackson, T. A.; Ray, K.; Hirao, H.; Shin, W.; Halfen, J. A.; Kim, J.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S.; Nam, W., "Axial Ligand Tuning of a Non-heme Iron^IV-oxo Unit for Hydrogen Atom Abstraction," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007, 104, 19181-19186. [Article]

Shan, X.; Rohde, J.-U.; Koehntop, K. D.; Zhou, Y.; Bukowski, M. R.; Costas, M.; Fujisawa, K.; Que, L., Jr., "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of High-Spin Non-heme (Alkylperoxo)iron^III Intermediates," Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46 (20), 8410 -8417.[Article]

Smith, A. L.; Day, C. S.; Que, L., Jr.; Zhou, Y.; Bierbach, U., "Unexpected Assembly of a Novel Triply Bridged Diiron^II Core by a Bidentate Schiff Base Ligand," Inorg. Chim. Acta 2007, 360, 2824-2828. [Article]

Xue, G.; Wang, D.; De Hont, R.; Fiedler, A. T.; Shan, X.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr., "A Synthetic Precedent for the [Fe^IV₂(µ-O)₂] Diamond Core Proposed for Methane Monooxygenase Intermediate Q," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007, 104, 20713-20718. [Article]

2006

Bautz, J.; Bukowski, M. R.; Kerscher, M.; Stubna, A.; Comba, P.; Lienke, A.; Münck, E,; Que, L., Jr., "Formation of an Aqueous Oxoiron^IV Complex at pH 2-6 from a Non-Heme Iron^II Complex and H₂O₂," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 5681-5684. [Article]

Bautz, J.; Comba, P.; Que, L., Jr., "Spin-Crossover in an Iron^III-BispidineAlkylperoxide System," Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7077-7082. [Article]

Bukowski, M. R.; Comba, P.; Lienke, A.; Limberg, C.; Lopez de Laorden, C.; Mas-Ballesté, R.; Merz, M.; Que, L., Jr., "Catalytic Epoxidation and 1.2-Dihydroxylation of Olefins with Bispidine-Iron^II/H₂O₂ Systems," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3446-3449. [Article]

Collins, M. J.; Ray, K.; Que, L., Jr., "Electrochemical Generation of a Nonheme Oxoiron^IV Complex," Inorg. Chem. (Communication), 2006, 45, 8009-8011. [Article]

Friese, S. J.; Kucera, B. E.; Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B., "Self-Assembly of the 2-His-1-carboxylate Facial Triad in Mononuclear Iron^II and Zinc^II Models of Metalloenzyme Active Sites," Inorg. Chem. (Communication), 45, 8003-8005. [Article]

Hirao, H.; Kumar, D.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S., "Two-State Reactivity in Alkane Hydroxylation by Non-Heme Iron-Oxo Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 8590-8606. [Article]

Klein, D. P.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Tolman, W. B.; Que, L., Jr., "Mononitrosyl Iron Complexes Supported by Sterically Hindered Carboxylate Ligands," Inorg. Chem. (Communication), 2006, 45, 8006-8008. [Article]

Koehntop, K. D.; Marimanikkuppam, S.; Ryle, M. J.; Hausinger, R. P.; Que, L., Jr., "Self-hydroxylation of Taurine/&alpha-ketoglutarate Dioxygenase: Evidence for More than One Oxygen Activation Mechanism," J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 11:1, 63-72. [Article]

Mas-Ballesté, R.; Costas, M., van den Berg, T., Que, L., Jr., "Ligand Topology Effects on Olefin Oxidations by Bio-Inspired [Fe^II(N₂Py₂)] Catalysts," Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 7489-7500.[Article]

Mas-Ballesté, R.; Fujita, M.; Hemmila, C., Que, L., Jr., "Bio-Inspired Iron-Catalyzed Olefin Oxidation: Additive Effects on the cis-Diol/epoxide Ratio," J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2006, 251, 49-53. [Article]

Mas-Ballesté, R.;Que, L.,Jr., "CHEMISTRY:Targeting Specific C-H Bonds for Oxidation," Science 30, June 2006:
312:5782, 1885-1886. [Article]

Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Jenkins, D. M.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L., Jr., "Vibrational Spectroscopy and Analysis of Pseudo-Tetrahedral Complexes with Metal Imido Bonds," Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7417-7427. [Article]

Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Paine, T. K.; Brennessel, W. W.; Cramer, C. J.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L., Jr., "High-spin and Low-spin Iron^II Complexes with Facially-Coordinated Borohydride Ligands," Dalton Trans. 2006, 1347-1351. [Article]

Oldenburg, P. D.; Ke, C.-Y.; Tipton, A. A.; Shteinman, A. A.; Que, L., Jr., "A Structural and Functional Model for Dioxygenases with a 2-His-1-carboxylate Triad," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 7975-7978.[Article]

Oldenburg, P.; Que, L., Jr., "Bio-Inspired Non-Heme Iron Catalysts for Olefin Oxidation," Catal. Today, 2006, 117, 15-21.[Article]

Paine, T. K.; Costas, M.; Kaizer, J.; Que, L., Jr., "Oxoiron^IV Complexes of the Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine Ligand Family: Effect of Pyridine &alpha-substituents," J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 11:3, 272-276.[Article]

Rohde, J.-U.; Stubna, A.; Bominaar, . L.; Münck, E.; Nam, W.; Que, L., Jr., "Nonheme Oxoiron^IV Complexes of Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine with cis-Momoanionic Ligands," Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 6435-6445. [Article]

Shan, X.; Que, L., Jr., "High-valent Nonheme Iron-Oxo Species in Biomimetic Oxidations," J. Inorg. Biochem. 2006, 100, 421-433. [Article]

2005

Bassan, A.; Blomberg, M. R. A.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Que, L., Jr., "A Density Functional Study on a Biomimetic Non-Heme Iron Catalyst: Insights into Alkane Hydroxylation by a Formally HO-Fe^V=O Oxidant," Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 692-705.[Article]

Bassan, A.; Blomberg, M. R. A.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Que, L., Jr., "Two Faces of a Biomimetic Non-Heme HO-Fe^V=O Oxidant: Olefin Epoxidation versus cis-Dihydroxylation," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2939-2941. [Article]

Bukowski, M. R.; Halfen, H. L.; van den Berg, T. A.; Halfen, J. A.; Que, L., Jr., "Spin-State Rationale for the Peroxo-Stabilizing Role of the Thiolate Ligand in Superoxide Reductase," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 584-587.[Article]

Bukowski, M. R.; Koehntop, K. D.; Stubna, A.; Bominaar, E. L.; Halfen, J. A.; Münck, E.; Nam, W.; Que, L., Jr., "A Thiolate-Ligated Nonheme Oxoiron^IV Complex Relevant to Cytochrome P450," Science 2005, 310, 1000-1002. [Article]

Earhart, C. A.; Vetting, M. W.; Gosua, R.; Michaud-Soret, I.; Que, L., Jr.; Ohlendorf, D. H., "Structure of Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas arvilla," Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2005, 338, 198-205. [Article]

Emerson, J. P.; Wagner, M. L.; Reynolds, M. F.; Que, L., Jr; Sadowsky, M. J.; Wackett, L. P., "The Role of Histidine 200 in MndD, the Mn^II-dependent 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate 2,3-dioxygenase from Arthrobacter globiformis CM-2, a Site-directed Mutagenesis Study," J Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 10, 751-760. [Article]

Farquhar, E. R.; Koehntop, K. D.; Emerson, J. P.; Que, L., Jr., "Post-translational Self-hydroxylation: A Probe for Oxygen Activation Mechanisms in Non-heme Iron Enzymes," Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2005, 338, 230-239. [Article]

Jensen, M. P., Costas, M., Ho, R. Y. N., Kaizer, J., Mairata i Payeras, A., Münck, E., Que, L., Jr., Rohde, J.-U., and Stubna, A., "High-Valent Nonheme Iron. Two Distinct Iron^IV Species Derived from a Common Iron^II Precursor," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, asap.[Publisher's Site]

Klinker, E. J.; Kaizer, J.; Brennessel, W. W.; Woodrum, N. L.; Cramer, C. J.; Que. L., J., "Structures of Nonheme Oxoiron^IV Complexes from X-ray Crystallography, NMR Spectroscopy, and DFT Calculations," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3690-3694.[Article]

Koehntop, K. D.; Emerson, J. P.; Que, L., Jr., "The 2-His-1-carboxylate Facial Triad: A Versatile Platform for Dioxygen Activation by Mononuclear Nonheme Iron^II Enzymes," J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 10, 87-93.[Article]

Kryatov, S. V.; Taktak, S.; Korendovych, I. V.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Kaizer, J.; Torelli, S.; Shan, X.; Mandal, S.; MacMurdo, V.; Mairata i Payeras, A.; Que, L., Jr., "Dioxygen Binding to Complexes with Fe^II₂(μ-OH)₂ Cores: Steric Control of Activation Barriers and O₂-Adduct Formation," Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 85-99.[Article]

Kumar,D.; Hirao, H.; Que, L., Jr.; Shaik, S., "Theoretical Investigation of C-H Hydroxylation by (N4Py)Fe^IV=^O2+: An Oxidant More Powerful than P450?," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8026-8027.[Article]

Oh, N. Y.; Seo, M. S.; Lim, M. H.; Consugar, M. B.; Park, M. J.; Rohde, J.-U.; Han, J.; Kim, K. M.; Kim, J.; Que, L., Jr.; Nam, W., "Self-hydroxylation of Perbenzoic Acids at a Nonheme Iron^II Center," Chem. Commun. 2005, 5644-5646. [Article]

Oldenburg, P. D.; Shteinman, A. A.; Que, L., Jr., "Iron-Catalyzed Olefin cis-Dihydroxylation Using a Bio-Inspired N,N,O-Ligand," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15672-15673. [Article]

Pestovsky, O.; Stoian, S.; Bominaar, E. L.; Shan, X.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Bakac, A., "Aqueous Fe^IV=O: Spectroscopic Identification and Oxo Group Exchange," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6871-6874.[Article]

Quiñonero, D.; Morokuma, K.; Musaev, D. G.; Mas-Balleste, R.; Que, L., Jr., "Metal-Peroxo versus Metal-Oxo Oxidants in Non-Heme Iron-Catalyzed Olefin Oxidations: Computational and Experimental Studies on the Effect of Water," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6548-6549.[Article]

Rohde, J.-U.; Que, L., Jr., "Axial Coordination of Carboxylate Activates the Non-heme Fe^IV=O Unit," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2255-2258.[Publisher's Site]

Sastri, C. V.; Park, M. J.; Ohta, T.; Jackson, T. A.; Stubna, A.; Seo, M. S.; Lee, J.; Kim, J.; Kitagawa, T.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.; Nam, W., "Axial Ligand Substituted Nonheme Fe=O Complexes: Observation of Near UV LMCT Bands and Fe=O Raman Vibrations," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12494-12495. [Article]

Shan, X.; Que, L., Jr., "Intermediates in the Oxygenation of a Nonheme Diiron^II Complex, Including the First Evidence for a Bound Superoxo Species," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2005, 102, 5340-5345.[Article]

Taktak, S.; Flook, M.; Foxman, B. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V., "Ortho-Hydroxylation of Benzoic Acids with Hydrogen Peroxide at a Nonheme Iron Center," Chem. Commun. 2005, 5301–5303. [Article]

Tierney, D. L.; Rocklin, A. M.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr.; Hoffman, B. M., "ENDOR Studies of the Ligation and Structure of the Non-Heme Iron Site in ACC Oxidase," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 7005-7013.[Article]

2004

1998

"EXAFS Characterization of the Intermediate X Generated during the Assembly of the E. coli Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 Diferric-Tyrosyl Radical Cofactor", P. J. Riggs-Gelasco, L. Shu, S. Chen, D. Burdi, B. H. Huynh, L. Que, Jr., and J. Stubbe J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 849-860.
"Raman Signature of the Fe₂O₂ "Diamond" Core", E. C. Wilkinson, Y. Dong, Y. Zamg, H. Fujii, R. Fraczkiewicz, R. S. Czernuszewicz, and L. Que, Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 955-962.
"Unexpected Assembly of a (m-Oxo)(m-formato)diiron(III) Complex from an Aerobic Methanolic Solution of Fe(III) and the TPA Ligand", R. E. Norman, R. A. Leising, S. Yan, and L. Que, Jr. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1998, 273, 393-396.
"Oxygen Activating Nonheme Iron Enzymes", S. J. Lange and L. Que. Jr. Curr. Op. Chem. Biol. 1998, 2, 159-172.
"The High Valent Nonheme Fe₂O₂ Diamond Core: Comparisons with the Heme Ferryl", L. Que, Jr. Pure & Appl. Chem. 1998, 70, 947-954.
"Spectroscopic Signatures of the Fe₂O₂ Diamond Core", L. Que, Jr., Y. Dong, L. Shu, and E. C. Wilkinson ACS Symp. Ser. 1998, 692, 374-386.
"Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies of the Anion Complexes of FeZn Uterfoerrin", X. Wang and L. Que, Jr. Biochemistry 1998, 21, 7813-7821.
"EXAFS and Mössbauer Characterization of the Diiron(III) Site in Stearoyl-Acyl-Carrier-Protein (ACP) Desaturase", L. Shu, J. A. Broadwater, C. Achim, B. G. Fox, E. Münck, and L. Que, Jr. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 1998, 3, 392-400.
"Mössbauer Evidence for Antisymmetric Exchange in a Diferric Synthetic Complex and Diferric Methane Monooxygenase", K. E. Kauffmann, C. V. Popescu, Y. Dong, J. D. Lipscomb, L. Que, Jr., and E. Münck, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 8739-8746.
"MMO: P450 in Wolf's Clothing?", J. D. Lipscomb, L. Que, Jr. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 1998, 3, 331-336.
“A Bulky Benzoate Ligand for Modeling the Carboxylate-Rich Active Sites of Non-Heme Diiron Enzymes”, J. R. Hagadorn, L. Que, Jr., and W. B. Tolman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998,120,13531-13532.

1997

"An Fe^IV₂O₂ Diamond Core Structure for the Key Intermediate Q of Methane Monooxygenase", L. Shu, J. Nesheim, K. Kauffmann, E. Münck, J. D. Lipscomb, and L. Que, Jr. Science 1997, 275, 515-518.
"Manganese(II) Active Site Mutants of 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetate 2,3-Dioxygenase from Arthrobacter globiformis strain CM-2", Y. R. Boldt, A. K. Whiting, M. L. Wagner, M. J. Sadowsky, L. Que, Jr., and L. P. Wackett Biochemistry1997, 36, 2147-2153.
"NMR Studies of the Paramagnetic Complex Fe(II)-Bleomycin", T. Lehmann, L.-J. Ming, M. E. Rosen, and L. Que, Jr. Biochemistry 1997, 36, 2807-2816.
"Metal Coordination Environment of a Cu(II)-Substituted a-Keto Acid-Dependent Dioxygenase That Degrades the Herbicide 2,4-D", A. K. Whiting, L., Que, Jr., R. E. Saari, R. P. Hausinger, M. A. Fredrick, and J. McCracken J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 3413-3414.
"Modeling Nonheme Diiron Enzymes: Hydrocarbon Hydroxylation and Desaturation by a High-Valent Fe₂O₂ Diamond Core", C. Kim, Y. Dong and L. Que, Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1997, 119, 3635-3636.
"Proton NMR Studies of Myohemerythrin from Themiste zostericola", Z. Wang, L. Martins, W. R. Ellis, Jr., and L. Que, Jr. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 2, 56-64.
"Fe(TPA)-Catalyzed Alkane Hydroxylation Can Be a Metal-Based Oxidation", J. Kim, C. Kim, R. G. Harrison, E. C. Wilkinson, and L. Que, Jr. J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 1997, 117, 83-89.
"Functional Models for Iron-Bleomycin", G. Roelfes, M. Lubben, S. W. Leppard, E. P. Schudde, R. M. Hermant, R. Hage, E. C. Wilkinson, L. Que, Jr., and B. L. Feringa J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem.. 1997, 117, 223-227.
"Dioxygen Binding at Ambient Temperature: Formation of a Novel Peroxodicopper(II) Complex with an Azole Macrocyclic Ligand", J. E. Bol., W. L. Driessen, R. Y. N. Ho, B. Maase, L. Que, Jr., and J. Reedjik Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 998-1000.
"Models for Nonheme Iron Intermediates: The Structural Basis for Tuning the Spin States of Fe(TPA) Complexes", Y. Zang, J. Kim, Y. Dong, E. C. Wilkinson, E. H. Appelman, and L. Que, Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 4197-4205.
"Biomimetic Extradiol Cleavage of Catechols: Insights into the Enzyme Mechanism", M. Ito and L. Que, Jr. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 1342-1344.
"Stereospecific Alkane Hydroxylation with H₂O₂ Catalyzed by an Fe(II) TPA Complex", C. Kim, K. Chen, J. Kim, and L. Que, Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 5964-5965.
"Synthetic Models of the Inactive Copper(II)-Tyrosinate and Active Copper(II)-Tyrosyl Radical Forms of Galactose and Glyoxal Oxidases", J. A. Halfen, B. A. Jazdzewski, S. Mahapatra, L. M. Berreau, E. C. Wilkinson, L. Que, Jr., and W. B. Tolman J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 8217-8227.
"Crystal Structure and Resonance Raman Studies of Protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase Complexed with 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetate", T. E. Elgren, A. M. Orville, K. A. Kelly, J. D. Lipscomb, D. H. Ohlendorf, L. Que, Jr. Biochemistry1997, 36, 11504-11513.
"Cu(II)-a-Keto Acid Complexes as Structural Models of a-Keto Acid-Dependent Enzymes: Syntheses, Crystal Structure and Properties of [Cu(L) (benzoylformate)]X", H. Zheng and L. Que, Jr. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1997, 263, 301-307.
"A Putative Monooxygenase Mimic Which Functions via Well-Disguised Free Radical Chemistry", P. A. MacFaul, K. U. Ingold, D. D. M. Wayner, and L. Que, Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 10594-10598.
"Oxygen Activation at Non-Heme Diiron Active Sites in Biology: Lessons from Model Complexes", L. Que, Jr. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1997, 3933-3940.
"Models for Amide Ligation in Nonheme Iron Enzymes", S. K. Mandal and L. Que, Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 5424-5425.
"Models for Nonheme Diiron Enzymes. Assembly of a High-Valent Fe₂(m-O)₂ Diamond Core from Its Peroxo Precursor", Y. Dong, Y. Zang, L. Shu, E. C. Wilkinson, L. Que, Jr., K. Kauffmann, and E. Münck J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 12683-12684.
"The 2-His-1-Carboxylate Facial Triad. An Emerging Structural Motif in Mononuclear Non-Heme Iron(II) Enzymes", E. Hegg and L. Que, Jr. Eur. J. Biochem. 1997, 250, 625-629.

1996

"Crystal Structure Analysis of a Synthetic Non-Heme Diiron-O2 Adduct: Insight into the Mechanism of Oxygen Activation", Dong, Y.; Yan, S.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1996, 35, 618-620.
"Electronic Strucutre of Non-Heme High-Valent Oxoiron Complexes with the Unprecedented [Fe2m-O.2]3+ Core", Ghosh, A.; Almlöf, J.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chemn. Int. Ed. Engl. 1996, 35, 770-772.
"Synthetic Modeling of Nitrite Binding and Activation by Reduced Copper Proteins. Characterization of CopperI.-Nitrite Complexes That Evolve Nitric Oxide", Halfen, J. A.; Mahapatra, S.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Gengenbach, A. J.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 763-776.
"Structural, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Characterization of Bism-oxo.dicopper Complexes, Novel Intermediates in Copper-Mediated Dioxygen Activation", Mahapatra, S.; Halfen, J. A.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Pan, G.; Wang, X.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Cramer, C. J.; Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 11555-11574.
"Modeling the Oxygen Activation Chemistry of Methane Monooxygenase and Ribonucleotide Reductase", Que, L., Jr.; Dong, Y. Acc. Chem. Res. 1996, 29, 190-196.
"X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of the Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase Component from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b", Shu, L.; Liu, Y.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr. JBIC 1996, 1, 297-304.
"ManganeseII.-Dependent Extradiol-Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenase from Arthrobacter globiformis CM-2", Whiting, A. K.; Boldt, Y. R.; Hendrich, M. P.; Wackett, L. P.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1996, 35, 160-170.
"DirronII. Complexes of Some Relevance to the Purple Acid Phosphatases", Yan, S.; Pan, X.; Taylor, L. F.; Zhang, J. H.; O'Connor, C. J.; britton, D.; Anderson, O. P.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1996, 243, 1-8.
"Dioxygen Activation by Enzymes with Mononuclear Non-Heme Iron Active Sites", Que, L., Jr.; Ho, R. Y. N. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 2607-2624.

1993-95

"Dioxygen Binding to Diferrous Centers. Models for Diiron-Oxo Proteins", Dong, Y.; Ménage, S.; Brennan, B. A.; Elgren, T. E.; Jang, H. G.; Pearce, L. L.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 1851-1859.
"X-ray Absorption Studies of the Ferrous Active Site of Isopenicillin N Synthase and Related Model Complexes", Randall, C. R.; Zang, Y.; True, A. E.; Que, L., Jr.; Charnock, J. M.; Garner, C. D.; Fujishima, Y.; Schofield, C. J.; Baldwin, J. E. Biochemistry 1993, 32, 6664-6673.
"A High-Potential Ferrous Complex and Its Conversion to an AlkylperoxoironIII. Intermediate. A Lipoxygenase Model", Zang, Y.; Elgren, T. E.; Dong, Y.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 811-813.
"Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of m-Oxo.diironIII. Complexes Related to diiron-Oxo Proteins. Structure of [Fe2OTPA.2MoO4.]ClO4.2", Holz, R. C.; Elgren, T. E.; Pearce, L. L.; Zhang, J. H.; O'Connor, C. J.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 5844-5850.
"Alkane Functionalization at Nonheme Iron Centers. Stoichiometric Transfer of Metal-Bound Ligands to Alkane", Kojima, T.; Leising, R. A.; Yan, S.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 11328-11335.
"Azide Binding to the Diferrous Clusters of the R2 Protein of Ribonucleotide Reductase from Escherichia coli", Hendrich, M. P.; Elgren, T. E.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 9291-9292.
"Alkane Functionalization at m-Oxo.diironIII. Centers", Leising, R. A.; Kim, J.; Pérez, M. A.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 9524-9530.
"Two-Dimensional 1H NMR Studies of Paramagnetic Bimetallic Mixed-Metal Complexes", Wang, Z.; Holman, T. R.; Que, J. L. Mag. Resonance in Chem. 1993, 31, S78-S84.
"Models for a-keto acid-dependent nonheme iron enzymes", Chiou, Y.-M.; Que, L., Jr. J. Inorg. Biochem. 1993, 51, 127.
"Structure and Reactivity of a Bism-acetato-O,O'.diironII. Complex, [Fe2TPA.2MoO4.]BPh4.2. A Model for the Diferrous Core of Ribonucleotide Reductase", Holz, R. C.; Elgren, T. E.; Pearce, L. L.; Zhang, J. H.; O'Connor, C. J.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 5844-5850.
"g =16 EPR signal", Jang, H. G.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 911-918.
"Alkane functionalization OLT.", Kojima, T.; Leising, R. A.; Yan, S.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 11328-11335.
Que, L., Jr., "Oxygen Activation at Nonheme Iron Centers" In Bioinorganic Catalysis; J. Reedijk, Ed.; Marcel Dekker: New York, 1993; pp 347-393.
"2D NMR", Wang, Z.; Holman, T. R.; Que, L., Jr. Mag. Reson. Chem. 1993, 31, S78-S84.
"Structures and Properties of Ferromagnetically Coupled Bism-halo.diironII. Complexes", Zang, Y.; Jang, H. G.; Chiou, Y.-M.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1993, 213, 41-48.
"Crystallization of Catechol-1,2-Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas arvilla C-1", Earhart, C. A.; Hall, M. D.; Michaud-Soret, I.; Que, L., J.r; Ohlendorf, D. H. J. Mol. Biol. 1994, 236, 377-378.
"Modeling Hydrolysis at Dinuclear Iron Centers", Wilkinson, E. C.; Dong, Y.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, in press.
"First Diferric Complex with an Fe2m-O.m-OH. Core. Structure and Reactivity of [Fe2m-O.m-OH.6TLA.2]ClO4.3", Zang, Y.; Pan, G.; Que, L., Jr.; Fox, B. G.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3653-3654.
"A Model for a-Keto Acid Dependent Nonheme Iron Enzymes: Structure and Reactivity of [FeII2Me2hdp.2bf.]ClO4.", Chiou, Y.-M.; Que, L. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 1886-1888.
"Spectroscopic Studies of CoII.-Reconstituted Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 from Escherichia coli", Elgren, T. E.; Ming, L.-J.; Que, J. L. Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 891-894.
"Density Functional Theoretical Study of Oxoporphyrinato.ironIV. Complexes, Models of Peroxidase Compounds I and II1", Ghosh, A.; Almlöf, J.; Que, J. L. J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98, 5576-5579.
"Modeling Copper-Dioxygen Reactivity in Proteins: Aliphatic C-H Bond Activation by a New DicopperII.-Peroxo Complex", Mahapatra, S.; Halfen, J. A.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 9785-9786.
"CarboxylatoironII. Aggregates: A Novel FeII4 Complex with Threefold Symmetry", Ménage, S.; Fujii, H.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 1660-1662.
"One- and Two-Dimensional 1H NMR Studies of the Active Site of IronII. Superoxide Dismutase from Escherichia coli", Ming, L.-J.; Lynch, J. B.; Holz, R. C.; Que, J. L. Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 83-87.
"Double-Stranded Cleavage of pBR322 by a Diiron Complex via a "Hydrolytic" Mechanism", Schnaith, L. M. T.; Hanson, R. S.; Que, J. L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1994, 91, 569-573.
"[Fe2O.OH.6TLA.2]ClO4.3", Zang, Y.; Pan, G.; Que, L., Jr.; Fox, B. G.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3653-3654.
"Structural and Spectroscopic Properties of Antiferromagnetically Coupled FeIIIMnII and FeIIMnII Complexes", Holman, T. R.; Wang, Z.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, J. L. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 134-139.
"The First Bism-oxo.diironIII. Complex. Structure and Magnetic Properties of [Fe2m-O.26TLA.2]ClO4.2", Zang, Y.; Dong, Y.; Que, L., Jr.; Kauffmann, K.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 1169-1170.
"A High-Valent Nonheme Iron Intermediate. Structure and Properties of [Fe2m-O.25-Me-TPA.2]ClO4.3", Dong, Y.; Fujii, H.; Hendrich, M. P.; Leising, R. A.; Pan, G.; Randall, C. R.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Zang, Y.; Que, L., Jr.; Fox, B. G.; Kauffmann, K.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 2778-2792.
"Structure and Reactivity of FeII.-SAr Complexes: Relevance to the Active Site of Isopenicillin N Synthase", Zang, Y.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 1030-1035.
"Models for a-Keto Acid-Dependent Nonheme Iron Enzymes: Structures and Reactivity of [FeIIL.O2CCOPh.]ClO4. Complexes", Chiou, Y.-M.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 3999-4013.
"A Manganese-Dependent Dioxygenase from Arthrobacter globiformis strain CM-2 Belongs to the Major Extradiol Dioxygenase Family", Boldt, Y. R.; Sadowsky, M. J.; Ellis, L. B. M.; Que, L., Jr.; Wackett, L. P. J. Bacteriol. 1995, 177, 1225-1232.
"X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of the FeII. Active Site of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase. Implications for the Extradiol Cleavage Mechanism", Shu, L.; Chiou, Y.-M.; Orville, A. M.; Miller, M. A.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1995, 34, 6649-6659.
"Structure of a Mononuclear IronII.-Catecholate Complex and Its Relevance to the Extradiol-Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenases", Chiou, Y.-M.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 3577-3578.
"An AlkylperoxoironIII. Intermediate and Its Role in the Oxidation of Aliphatic C-H Bonds", Kim, J.; Larka, E.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Eng. 1995, 34, 2048-2049.
"Nonheme Iron Centers in Oxygen Activation: Characterization of an IronIII. Hydroperoxide Intermediate", Lubben, M.; Meetsma, A.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Feringa, B.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 1512-1514.
"A New Intermediate in Copper Dioxygen Chemistry: Breaking the O-O Bond To Form a {Cu2m-O.2}2+ Core", Mahapatra, M.; Halfen, J. A.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Pan, G.; Cramer, C. J.; Que, L., Jr.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 8865-8866.
"Formation of an AlkylperoxoironIII. Complex During Oxidations Catalyzed by m-OxodiironIII. Complexes", Ménage, S.; Wilkinson, E. C.; Que, L., Jr.; Fontecave, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 203-205.
"Resonance Raman Studies of Catecholate and Phenolate Complexes of Recombinant Human Tyrosine Hydroxylase", Michaud-Soret, I.; Andersson, K. K.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1995, 34, 5504-5510.
"Residues Important for Radical Stability in Ribonucleotide Reductase from Escherichia coli", Ormö, M.; Regnström, K.; Wang, Z.; Que, L., Jr.; Sahlin, M.; Sjöberg, B.-M. J. Biol. Chem. 1995, 270, 6570-6576.
"L-Edge X-ray Absorption and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Oxygen-Bridged Dinuclear Iron Complexes", Peng, G.; Elp, J. v.; Jang, H.; Que, L., Jr.; Armstrong, W. H.; Cramer, S. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 2515-2519.
Que, L., Jr., "Oxygen Activation at Nonheme Iron Centers" In Active Oxygen in Biochemistry; J. S. Valentine, C. S. Foote, A. Greenberg and J. F. Liebman, Ed.; Blackie A & P: Glasgow, 1995; Vol. 3; pp 232-275.
"X-ray Absorption Pre-Edge Studies of High-Spin IronII. Complexes", Randall, C. R.; Shu, L.; Chiou, Y.-M.; Hagen, K. S.; M. Ito, N. K.; Lachicotte, R. J.; Zang, Y.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 1036-1039.
Wang, Z.; Que, L., Jr., "NMR Studies of Nonheme Iron Proteins" In Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Paramagnetic Macromolecules; G. N. La Mar, Ed.; Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 1995; Vol. 457; pp 193-211.
"Structure and Reactivity of FeII.-SAr Complexes: Relevance to the Active Site of Isopenicillin N Synthase", Zang, Y.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 1030-1035.
"Reaction of NO with the Reduced R2 Protein of Ribonucleotide Reductase from Escherichia coli", Haskin, C. J.; Ravi, N.; Lynch, J. B.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1995, 34, 11090-11098.
"Reaction of NO with the Reduced R2 Protein of Ribonucleotide Reductase from Escherichia coli", Haskin, C. J.; Ravi, N.; Lynch, J. B.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1995, 34, 11090-11098.

1990-92

1. "Coordination Chemistry of theMetal Binding Site of Isopenicillin N Synthase", Ming, L.-J.; Que, L.,Jr.; Kriauciunas, A.; Frolik, C. A.; Chen, V. J. Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29,1111-1112.
2. "Models for Diferrous Forms of Iron-Oxo Proteins. Structure andProperties of   [Fe2BPMPO2CR.2]BPh4 Complexes", Borovik, A. S.;Hendrich, M. P.; Holman, T. R.; Que, L., Jr.; Papaefthymiou, V.; Münck,E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 6031-6038.
3. "Alkane Functionalization by Non-Porphyrin Iron Complexes: MechanisticInsights", Leising, R. A.; Norman, R. E.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem.1990, 29, 2553-2555.
4. "Models for Iron-Oxo Proteins: Dioxygen Binding to a DiferrousComplex", Ménage, S.; Brennan, B. A.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.; Que,L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 6423-6425.
5. "m-Oxo m-carboxylato diironIII Complexes with Distinct Iron Sites.Consequences of the Inequivalence and Its Relevance to Dinuclear Iron-OxoProteins", Norman, R. E.; Yan, S.; Que, L., Jr.; Sanders-Loehr, J.;Backes, G.; Ling, J.; Zhang, J. H.; O'Connor, C. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1990, 112, 1554-1562.
6. Que, L., Jr.; True, A. E., "Dinuclear Iron- and Manganese-Oxo Sites inBiology" In Prog. Inorg. Chem.; S. J. Lippard, Ed.; John Wiley & Sons:New York, 1990; Vol. 38; pp 97-200.
7. "A Bism-alkoxo.diiron Complex with Novel Terminally LigatedCarboxylates", Ménage, S.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29,4293-4297.
8. "Correlations Between Magetism and Structure in Dinuclear Cu^IIFe^IIIComplexes with Integer Spin EPR Signals", Holman, T. R.; Andersen, K. A.;Anderson, O. P.; Hendrich, M. P.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr.Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. Engl. 1990, 29, 921-923.
9. "Models for Diferrous Forms of Iron-Oxo Proteins. Structure andProperties of    [Fe₂BPMPO₂CR.2]BPh4Complexes", Borovik, A. S.; Hendrich, M. P.; Holman, T. R.; Münck,E.; Papaefthymiou, V.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 6031-6038.
10. "Mössbauer and EPR Study of an Antiferromagnetically Coupled Fe^IIINi^IIComplex", Holman, T. R.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr.;Münck, E. Inorg. Chem. 1990, 31, 937-939.
11. "Fe^IIICu^II Complexes with integer spin EPRsignals", Holman, T. R.; Anderson, K. A.; Anderson, O. P.; Hendrich, M.P.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.1990, 29, 921-923.
12. Leising, R. A.; Norman, R. E.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29,2553-2555.
13. "m-Oxo.m-carboxylato.diironIII. Complexes with Distinct Iron Sites.onsequences of the Inequivalence and Its Relevance to Dinuclear Iron-OxoProteins", Norman, R. E.; Yan, S.; Que, L., Jr.; Backes, G.; Ling, J.;Sanders-Loehr, J.; Zhang, J. H.; O'Connor, C. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112,1554-1562.
14. "Structures and Properties of Dibridged m-oxo.diiron Complexes.Effects of the    Fe-O-Fe Angle", Norman, R. E.; Holz, R.C.; Ménage, S.; O'Connor, C. J.; Zhang, J. H.; Que, J., L. Inorg. Chem. 1990,29, 4629-4637.
15. "An EXAFS Study of the Interaction of Substrate with the Ferric ActiveSite of Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase", True, A. E.; Orville, A.M.; Pearce, L. L.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1990, 29,10847-10854.
16. "Magnetostructural Correlations of Dinuclear CuII.FeIII. Complexeswith Integer Spin EPR Signals", Holman, T. R.; Andersen, K. A.; Anderson,O. P.; Hendrich, M. P.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.; Que, L., Jr. Angew. Chem.Intl. Ed. Engl. 1990, 29, 921-923.
17. "Models for Iron-Oxo Proteins. Mössbauer and EPR Study of anAntiferromagnetically Coupled FeIIINiII Complex", Holman, T. R.;Juarez-Garcia, C.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1990, 112, 7611-7618.
18. Models for Non-Heme Iron Oxygenases: A High-Valent Iron-OxoIntermediate", Leising, R. A.; Brennan, B. A.; Que, L., Jr.; Fox, B. G.;Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 3988-3990.
19. "Electron Transfer Associated with Oxygen Activation in the B2 Proteinof    Ribonucleotide Reductase from Escherichia coli",Elgren, T. E.; Lynch, J. B.;    Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.;Sjöberg, B.-M.; Que, L., Jr. J. Biol. Chem. 1991, 266, 19265-19268.
20. "m-Oxo.m-carboxylato.DiironIII. Complexes. Effects of the TerminalLigands", Ménage, S.; Que, L., Jr New. J. Chem. 1991, 15, 431-438.
21."Oxidative Ligand Transfer to Alkanes: A Model for Iron-MediatedC&endash; X Bond Formation in b-Lactam Antibiotic Biosynthesis",Leising, R. A.; Zang, Y.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 8555-8557.
22. "NMR Studies of the Active Site of Isopenicillin N Synthase, aNon-Heme IronII. Enzyme", Ming, L.-J.; Que, L., Jr.; Kriauciunas, A.;Frolik, C. A.; Chen, V. J. Biochemistry 1991, 30, 11653-11659.
23. "Models for Diiron-Oxo Proteins: The Peroxide Adduct ofFe2HPTB.OH.NO3.4", Brennan, B. A.; Chen, Q.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; True, A.E.; O'Connor, C. J.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 1937-1943.
24. "Electron Spin Echo Envelope Modulation Studies of theCuII.-Substituted Derivative of Isopenicillin N Synthase: A Structural andSpectroscopic Model", Jiang, F.; Peisach, J.; Ming, L.-J.; Que, L., Jr.;Chen, V. J. Biochemistry 1991, 30, 11437-11445. 25."Oxygen Activation atthe Diiron Center of Ribonucleotide Reductase", Que, L., Jr. Science 1991,253, 273-274.
26. "Combined Mössbauer and EPR Studies of the S = 3 State of anExchange-Coupled FeIIICuII Complex: Test for Quantitative EPR Analysis of IntegerSpin Systems", Juarez-Garcia, C.; Hendrich, M. P.; Holman, T. R.; Que, L.,Jr.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 518-525.
27. "Models for Diiron-Oxo Proteins: The Peroxide Adduct ofFe2HPTB.OH.NO3.4", Brennan, B. A.; Chen, Q.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; True, A.E.; O'Connor, C. J.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 1937-1943.
28. Elgren, T. E.; Lynch, J. B.; Juarez-Garcia, C.; Münck, E.; Sjöberg, B.-M.;Que, L., Jr. J. Biol. Chem. 1991, in press
29. "Multifield Saturation Magnetization and Multifrequency EPRMeasurements of    Deoxyhemerythrin Azide. A UnifiedPicture", Hendrich, M. P.; Pearce, L. L.; Que, L., Jr.; Chasteen, N. D.;Day, E. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 3039-3044. 30. "A Highly ReactiveFunctional Model for the Catechol Dioxygenases. Structure and Properties of[FeTPA.DBC]BPh4", Jang, H. G.; Cox, D. D.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1991, 113, 9200-9204.
31. "FeIIICuII complex: S = 3", Juarez-Garcia, C.; Hendrich, M. P.;Holman, T. R.; Que, L., Jr.; Münck, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 518-525.
32. "Models for Catechol Dioxygenases. Structure ofBromobis[2-2'-hydroxyphenyl.benzothiazolato]ironIII. Derived from theBromoironIII. Complex of 2,2'-Bissalicylideneamino.phenyl. Disulfide",Pyrz, J.; Pan, X.; Britton, D.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 3461-3564.
33. "Multifield Saturation and Multifrequency EPR Measurements ofDeoxyhemerythrin Azide: A Unified Picture", Hendrich, M. P.; Pearce, L.L.; Que, L., Jr.; Chasteen, N. D.; Day, E. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113,3039-3044.
34. "Structure and Reactivity of a Bism-acetato-O,O'.diironII. Complex,[Fe2O2CCH3.2TPA.2]BPh4.2. A Model for the Diferrous Core of RibonucleotideReductase", Ménage, S.; Zang, Y.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am.Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 7786-7792.
35. "Resonance Raman Studies of the Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenasefrom    Brevibacterium fuscum", Siu, D. C.-T.; Orville, A.M.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Ohlendorf, D. H.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1992, 31,10443-10448.
36. "Purification and Characterization of the Blue-green RatPhaeochromocytoma PC12. Tyrosine Hydroxylase with a Dopamine-FeIII.Complex", Andersson, K. K.; Vassort, C.; Brennan, B. A.; Que, J., L.;Wallick, D. E. Biochem. J. 1992, 284, 687-695.
37. "Model Complexes for a-Keto Acid-Dependent Enzymes. Structure andReactivity of   {FeII[tris[6-methyl-2-pyridyl.methyl]amine]benzoylformate.]ClO4.", Chiou,Y.-M.; Que, L., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 7567-7568.
38. "EPR Studies of a Dinickel Complex in Its II,II and II,III OxidationStates", Holman, T. R.; Hendrich, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. Inorg. Chem. 1992,31, 937-939. 39. "2D NMR", Ming, L.-J.; Jang, H. G.; Que, L., Jr.Inorg. Chem. 1992, 31, 359-364.
40."Resonance Raman Studies of the Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenasefrom    Brevibacterium fuscum", Siu, D. C.-T.; Orville, A.M.; Lipscomb, J. D.; Ohlendorf, D. H.; Que, L., Jr. Biochemistry 1992, 31,10443-10448.

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