Surprising flexibility—the entatic state principle and its recent interpretations and applications

Dalton Transactions

Abstract

Once developed to explain the reactivity of metalloproteins, the concept of the entatic state has evolved into a powerful concept for understanding and designing molecular catalysts through targeted ligand-induced structural distortion and rigidity.

Authors 2

1. Tobias Seitz Aachen Institute of Inorganic Chemistry

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany

2. Sonja Herres‐Pawlis Aachen Institute of Inorganic Chemistry

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1a, 52074 Aachen, Germany