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New content publishes online within the Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry 4x per year to ensure that it remains an all-encompassing reference in the field of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry.

The most recent update was June 2025, when the following new and updated articles were added:

Organometallic Complexes for C-F Activation

 

Previous updates include:

March 2025

Trace Metal Micronutrients in the Extracellular Blood Plasma

OvoATh2: A Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Enzyme from Hydrogenimonas thermophila for Ovothiol Biosynthesis

Quercetin 2,4-Dioxygenase

Alkane-Oxidizing Enzyme AlkB

 

December 2024

Bacterial Oxygen Sensing by Globin-Coupled Sensor Proteins

 

September 2024

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Dps

Structural Basis of Ion Transport in Copper-Transporting PIB-Type ATPases

Cationic SbIII and BiIII in Catalysis

Lipoxygenase Dynamics and Catalysis Studied by Temperature-Dependent Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange

An Introduction to the Chemistry and Properties of Excited-State Mixed-Valence Systems

Application of Wavefunction-Based Multireference Calculations on Studies of High-Valent Biomimetic Iron Complexes

Fluorides: Inorganic Solid-State and Structural Chemistry

 

June 2024

Structural Diversity and Specificities within the Ferredoxin-Disulfide/Thioredoxin Reductase Family

Double Cubane Cluster Protein and Its Reductase

Lattice-Strained Materials and Catalytic Applications

Aluminyl Anions

Borates: Solid-State Chemistry

 

April 2024

Synthesis of Inorganic Solids Using the Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) Route

[MoCu]-Dependent Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenases

Cyanobacterial Zur: Zinc-Sensing Transcriptional Regulators

Twitch Radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine Alcohol Dehydrogenases

Computational Studies of Small Molecule Activation Using Low-Valent Group 13 and Group 14 Elements

 

December 2023

Biphasic Catalysis for Sustainable Alkene Epoxidation

Respiration in Electroactive Bacteria: Bioinorganic Aspects

Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Germanium(II) Cationic Compounds

 

September 2023

The Radical SAM [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Maturase HydE

Cryo-EM structures of CusA Reveal a Mechanism of Metal-Ion Export

Transition Metal Catalysts for Depolymerization

Photocage Complexes for Zn2+ and Biologically Relevant Metal Ion Release

Lanthanide-Based Luminescence for Medical Diagnostic and Imaging

Inorganic Photovoltaic Materials

The Electronic and Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Zintl Pnictides

Sustainable Routes for the Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Biomass

 

June 2023

The Design of Metal Complexes to Target the Amyloid-β Peptide in Alzheimer's Disease

Iron–Sulfur Clusters in Viral Diseases

Guanidinate Ligand Stabilized Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes, Synthesis, Reactivity, and Catalytic Applications

Finetuning the Coordination Chemistry of Nontoxic Titanium(IV) for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis

The Development of Metal-Based Antioxidants as Anticancer Agents

 

April 2023

Organouranium Chemistry

Hydrometallation of Conjugated 1,3-Diynes

3-Mercaptopropionate Dioxygenase (MDO)

Structural Basis of Escherichia coli YtfE Iron Donor Properties

Iron and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Isonitrile-Forming Enzymes

Escherichia coli Class II Hybrid Cluster Protein, HCP

The Molybdenum Storage Protein

Cadmium: Biomolecular Interactions

 

March 2023

Iron and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Isonitrile-Forming Enzymes

 

December 2022

Heterometallic Ferrocenyl Complexes and Their Application in the Treatment of Cancer

Phosphanylidenephosphoranes

Catecholate Complexes of p-Block Elements: Redox Activity

Metal Complexes as Resistance Breakers or Metalloantibiotics for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

 

September 2022

TtuA and TudS, Two [4Fe-4S]-Dependent Enzymes Catalyzing Nonredox Sulfuration or Desulfuration Reactions

Transition Metal Diborane and Diborene Complexes: An Overview

Ion Soft-Landing of Permanently Charged Molecular Ions and Their Charge Retention on Surfaces

Redox-Switchable Catalysis

Boron: Polyhedral Metallaboranes

Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity of Linear Open-Shell 3d-Metal(I) Complexes

 

June 2022

Dark-Operative Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (DPOR)

Applications of Germylenes in Catalysis

Vinylidene Complexes

The W/SeCys-FdhAB formate dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough

 

March 2022

Iron Half-Sandwich Complexes for Catalysis

Copper-Containing Nitrite Reductase

Ferrocene: From the Perspective of Molecular Electronics

Sirohydrochlorin Nickelochelatase CfbA

Dimethylformamidase with a Unique Iron Center

tRNA-Monooxygenase Enzyme MiaE

Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of Gold-based Anticancer Agents

Probing Extradiol Dioxygenase Mechanism in NAD+ Biosynthesis by Viewing Reaction Cycle Intermediates

December 2021

Sustainable Phosphorus

Copper Complexes as Anticancer Agents

Sigma A-bound iron-sulfur protein WhiB1 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Enzyme Mimics

October 2021

The Role of Metal Coordination in the Antineoplastic Effects of Schiff-Base-Derived Compounds

SznF, a Metalloenzyme Employed in the Biosynthesis of Streptozotocin

Valence Tautomerism in D-Block Complexes

Heterodinuclear Transition-Metal Complexes: Fundamentals, Synthesis, and Applications

Computational Modeling of Metal Separations by Solvent Extraction

Single-Molecule Magnets

Urease

Imido Complexes of Late Transition Metals

Catalytic Bias in Enzymatic Metal Cofactor-Based Oxidation-Reduction Catalysis

Transition Metal Carbides Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting

Metal Complexes and Clusters in Single-Molecule Electronics

Low Valent Main Group Compounds in Small Molecule Activation

High-Affinity Copper Transporter Ctr1

Recent Adventures in Beryllium Chemistry

June 2021

Machine Learning in Solid-State Chemistry: Heusler Compounds

Chemical Understanding of Actinide Separations

Iron Biomineral Growth from the Initial Nucleation Seed in L-Ferritin

Cytochrome c Fused Copper Nitrite Reductases

Coproheme Decarboxylase

Copper Storage Protein From Streptomyces Lividans

Triarylboranes in the Activation of Azo-Containing Compounds

March 2021

Lewis Superacids

Emerging Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals and Their Theranostic Pairs

Bioinorganic Chemistry of Hydrogen Sulfide: Detection, Delivery, and Interactions with Metalloproteins

Zintl Compounds

Superhard Materials: Advances in the Search and Synthesis of New Materials

December 2020

Transition Metal ParaCEST, LipoCEST, and CellCEST Agents as MRI Probes

Radical Compounds of Antimony and Bismuth

Precious Metal Separations

September 2020

Structure–Function Relationships of the NsrR and RsrR Transcription Regulators

Poly(aminoborane)s and Poly(iminoborane)s

Solid-State NMR in Well-Defined Heterogeneous Catalysts

Recent Developments in Low-Valent Aluminum Chemistry

Push–Pull Activation of N2: Coordination of Lewis Acids to Dinitrogen Complexes

Cyanide Complexes of the Transition Metals

Ruthenium: Organometallic Chemistry

June 2020

Eukaryotic Molybdenum Insertases

LarC Cyclometallase

Membrane-Bound Superoxide Oxidase

Full-Length Human Collagen Lysyl Hydroxylases

Particulate Methane Monooxygenase and the PmoD Protein

Dimeric P-loop ATPase CFD1 and Related Proteins

Ectoine Synthase: An Iron-Dependent Member of the Cupin Superfamily

Siderophore-Interacting Protein

Arsenate Respiratory Reductase

Protein Metalation by Inorganic Anticancer Drugs

Interaction of Metal Complexes with G-Quadruplexes

March 2020

Borocations in Catalysis

Toluene 4‐Monooxygenase Reaction Intermediates

Corroles

αKG‐Dependent Enzyme AndA Involved in Anditomin Biosynthesis

Chalcogenides: Solid‐State Chemistry

Platinum‐Based Anticancer Drugs

Nucleation and Growth of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanoparticles

December 2019

Iron-Based Superconductors

Electron Transport Mechanism of Mitochondrial Respiratory Megacomplex I2III2IV2

September 2019

Ironed Out: A Bacterial Siderophore Primer

Novel Inorganic Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

NAD+-Reducing [NiFe]-Hydrogenase

Vanadium Nitrogenase

Polymer-Derived Ceramics

Organophosphorus Polymers

Electrofuels

Tribocharging and the Triboelectric Series

Mechanochemistry

June 2019

1,2,3,5-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals(new)

S Electrode Materials(new)

Tracking Metal Ions in Biology Using X-Ray Methods(new)

Developing Ligands to Target Transition Metals in Cancer(new)

Fe(II)/(Alpha)Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase PrhA(new)

Sulfurtransferase TtuA(new)

Acetone Carboxylase(new)

Alkene-Cleaving Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenases(new)

Nonheme Fe(II)- and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Ethylene-Forming Enzyme(new)

Degradable Inorganic Polymers(new)

UPDATE ARTICLES:

Boron: Inorganic Chemistry(update)

Cadmium: Organometallic Chemistry(update)

Luminescence(update)

Nitrogenase: Metal Cluster Models(update)

Electrets(update)

March 2019

How to Maximize the Potential of Zn–Air Battery: Toward Acceptable Rechargeable Technology with or without Electricity(new)

Solid-State Electrolyte(new)

TEM Studies on Electrode Materials for Secondary Ion Batteries(new)

Synchrotron-Based Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy for Battery Material Studies(new)

Chemistry of Soft Matter Battery Electrolytes(new)

Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Based Batteries(new)

Lithium Metal Anode(new)

Multivalent Metallic Anodes for Rechargeable Batteries(new)

Redox-Active Inorganic Materials for Redox Flow Batteries(new)

Lithium Oxygen Battery(new)

Electrode and Electrolyte Interaction in Aqueous Electrochemical Energy Storage(new)

Application of In Situ Electrochemical-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Study of Rechargeable Batteries(new)

Silicon-Based Anodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries(new)

Na-Ion Batteries: Positive Electrode Materials(new)

Structural Engineering of Cathode Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries(new)

Surface Chemistry of Alkali-Ion Battery Cathode Materials(new)

Modeling Solid State Batteries(new)

Nitrogen Monoxide (Nitric Oxide): Bioinorganic Chemistry(new)