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. 2017 Feb 23;7(4):2471–2485. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03182

Figure 7.

Figure 7

(A) Proposed mode of H2 activation based on a frustrated Lewis pair mechanism involving transient deprotonation of the guanidinium side chain of a conserved arginine residue. Analogous mechanisms have been reported for H2 activation by [FeFe] hydrogenases (B) and enzyme-inspired Ni pincer complexes (C), both of which contain a pendant amine that acts as a base. (B) and (C) reproduced with permission from ref (55). Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V.