Dioxygen Ligands

Complexes with the ligand O2 are called dioxygen complexes. Myoglobin, haemoglobin, hemerythrin, and hemocyanin are only a few examples of the proteins that carry oxygen and are studied in this field. Many of the compounds formed by transition metals and O2 are reversible in nature. With a volume percentage of 20%, dioxygen is a significant part of the earth's atmosphere. With two unpaired electrons in each of the doubly degenerate HOMOs, molecular oxygen is a triplet in its ground state. Since it possesses a double bond in its formal structure, molecular oxygen is a strong oxidant in terms of thermodynamics. O2 may react with ground-state singlet molecules, but due to spin conservation, this reaction is kinetically unfavourable and necessitates the use of additional ground-state radicals, such as flavins, pterins, or metal ions.

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Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Sergey Suchkov

Sergey Suchkov

R&D Director of the National Center for Human Photosynthesis, Mexico
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
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Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Jiri Dedecek

Jiri Dedecek

J Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry , Czech Republic
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Osman Adiguzel

Osman Adiguzel

Firat University, Turkey
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

GPCI-ESPA Antananarivo University, Madagascar

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