Publications

34. Multisite Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Facilitates Oxidative Photocatalysis in a Molecular Zr-Based Coordination Compound

Moreno-Albarracín, M.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, A.; Nuñez, O.; Garrido-Barros, P.;* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202510723. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510723

33. Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia via Zr‐Mediated Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer

Jabalera-Ortiz, P. J.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, A.; Garrido-Barros, P.;* ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202402630 (invited contribution “Sustainability Talents Issue”)

32. Enhanced Photocatalytic Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer by Ligand Design in a Zr Coordination Cage

Jabalera-Ortiz, P. J.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, A.; Vismara, R.; Delgado, P.; Padial, N. M.; Navarro, J. A. R.; Garrido-Barros, P.;* ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202500219 (invited contribution)

31. Reductive Photocatalytic Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer by a Zirconium-based Molecular Platform

Jabalera-Ortiz, P. J.; Perona, C.; Moreno-Albarracín, M.; Carmona, F. J.; Jiménez, J.-R.; Navarro, J. A. R.; Garrido-Barros, P.;* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 136, e202411867

30. Controlling selectivity of hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) in photoredox catalysis

Garrido-Barros, P.;* Funes-Ardoiz, I.* Chem Catal. 2024, 4, 100931 (invited contribution)

29. Controlling selectivity of hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) in photoredox catalysis

Funes-Ardoiz, I.;* Garrido-Barros, P.* Chem Catal. 2024, 4, 100930 (invited contribution)

28. Metalorganic Polyhedra Polyoxometalate Hybrid Salts for Tandem Photooxidative‐Hydrolytic Pesticide Detoxification

Perona-Bermejo, C.; Vismara, R.; Padial, N. M.; Almora-Barrios, N.; Maldonado, C. R.; Bandosz, T. J.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Carmona, F. J.;* Navarro, J. A. R.* Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2405785

27. Luminescence and Excited State Reactivity in a Heteroleptic Tricyanido Fe(III) Complex

Ye, Y.; Garrido-Barros, P.;* Wellauer, J.; Cruz, C. M.;* Lescouëzec, R.; Wenger, O.; Herrera, J. M.; Jiménez, J.-R.*    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 954–960

26. Defying thermodynamics to synthetize hydrazine

Garrido-Barros, P.;* Funes-Ardoiz, I.* Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 868-869 (invited contribution)

25. Light Alters the NH₃ vs N₂H₄ Product Profile in Iron‐catalyzed Nitrogen Reduction via Dual Reactivity from an Iron Hydrazido (Fe=NNH₂) Intermediate

Garrido-Barros, P.;† Chalkley, M. J.;† Peters, J. C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202216693

24. Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction on a molybdenum complex bearing a PNP pincer ligand

Ibrahim, A. F.;† Garrido-Barros, P.;† Chalkley, M. J.; Peters, J. C. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 72-78

23. Use of a PCET Mediator Enables a Ni-HER Electrocatalyst to Act as a Hydride Delivery Agent

Derosa, J..; Garrido-Barros, P.; Li, M.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20118–20125

22. Unravelling the Mechanistic Pathway of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Driven by a Cobalt Catalyst

Jiang, B..; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Wang, J.-W.; Garcia-Anton, J.; Nolis, P.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Romero, N.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202209075

21. Tandem electrocatalytic N₂ fixation via proton-coupled electron transfer

Garrido-Barros, P.; Derosa, J.; Chalkley, M. J.; Peters, J. C. Nature 2022, 609, 71–76

20. Electrocatalytic Ketyl-Olefin Cyclization at a Favorable Applied Bias Enabled by a Concerted Proton–Electron Transfer Mediator

Derosa, J.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 6672–6678

19. Consecutive Ligand‐Based Electron Transfer in New Molecular Copper‐Based Water Oxidation Catalysts

Gil-Sepulcre, M.;† Garrido-Barros, P.;† Oldengott, J.; Funes-Ardoiz, I.; Bofill, R.; Sala, X.;Benet-Buchholz, J.; Llobet, A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18639-18644

18. Electrocatalytic reduction of C–C π-bonds via a cobaltocene-derived concerted proton–electron transfer mediator: fumarate hydrogenation as a model study

Derosa, J.;† Garrido-Barros, P.;† Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 9303–9307

17. Redox Metal–Ligand Cooperativity Enables Robust and Efficient Water Oxidation Catalysis at Neutral pH with Macrocyclic Copper Complexes

Garrido-Barros, P.; Moonshiram, D.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Pelosin, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Llobet, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17434–17446

16. Analysis of the active species responsible for water oxidation using a pentanuclear Fe complex

Pelosin, P.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Moonshiram, D.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A. iScience 2020, 23, 101378

13. Electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation mediated by a polypyridyl iron catalyst

Zott, M. D.;† Garrido-Barros, P.;† Peters, J. C. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 10101–10108

12. Electronic, mechanistic, and structural factors that influence the performance of molecular water oxidation catalysts anchored on electrode surfaces

Garrido-Barros, P.;† Matheu, R.;† Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2019, 15, 40-47

11. The development of molecular water oxidation catalysts

Matheu, R.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Ertem, M. Z.; Sala, X.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2019, 3, 331-341

10. The Role of Electron-Donor Substituents in the Family of OPBAN-Cu Water Oxidation Catalysts: Effect on the Degradation Pathways and Efficiency

De Aguirre, A.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Funes-Ardoiz, I.; Maseras, F. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 15, 2109-2114

9. Can Ni complexes behave as molecular water oxidation catalysts?

Garrido-Barros, P.; Grau, S.; Drouet, S.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A. ACS Catal. 2019, 9,  3936–3945

8. Elucidating the Nature of the Excited State of a Heteroleptic Copper Photosensitizer by using Time‐Resolved X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Moonshiram, D.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Picón, A.; Liu, C.; Zhang, X.; Karnahl M.; Llobet, A. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24,  6464-6472

7. Electronic π-delocalization boosts catalytic water oxidation by Cu (II) molecular catalysts heterogenized on graphene sheets

Garrido-Barros, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Moonshiram, D.; Picón, A.; Monge, P.; Batista, V. S.; Llobet, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 12907–12910

6. Single Electron Transfer Steps in Water Oxidation Catalysis. Redefining the Mechanistic Scenario

Funes-Ardoiz, I.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Llobet, A.; Maseras, F. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 1712–1719

5. How to make an efficient and robust molecular catalyst for water oxidation

Garrido-Barros, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Matheu, R.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 6088-6098

4. Elucidating light-induced charge accumulation in an artificial analogue of methane monooxygenase enzymes using time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Moonshiram, D.; Picón, A.; Vazquez-Mayagoitia, A.; Zhang, X.; Tu, M.-F.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Mahy, J.-P.; Avenier, F.; Aukauloo, A. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 2725-2728

3. Ru–bis(pyridine)pyrazolate (bpp)‐Based Water‐Oxidation Catalysts Anchored on TiO₂: The Importance of the Nature and Position of the Anchoring Group

Fràncas, L.; Richmond, C.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Planas, N.; Roeser, S.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Escriche, L.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 5261-5268

2. Light driven styrene epoxidation and hydrogen generation using H 2 O as an oxygen source in a photoelectrosynthesis cell

Farrás, P.; Di Giovanni, C.; Clifford, J. N.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Palomares, E.; Llobet, A. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 255-260

1. Redox non-innocent ligand controls water oxidation overpotential in a new family of mononuclear Cu-based efficient catalysts

Garrido-Barros, P.; Funes-Ardoiz, I.; Drouet, S.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Maseras, F.; Llobet, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6758–6761