The reaction center Photosystem II is a key component of the most successful solar energy converting machinery on earth: the oxygenic photosynthesis. Photosystem II uses light to drive the reduction of plastoquinone and the oxidation of water. Water-oxidation is catalyzed by a manganese cluster and gives the organism an abundant source of electrons. The principles of photosynthesis have inspired chemists to mimic these reactions in artificial molecular assemblies. Synthetic light-harvesting antennae and light-induced charge separation systems have been demonstrated by several groups. More recently, there has been an increasing effort to mimic Photosystem II by coupling light-driven charge separation to water oxidation, catalyzed by synthetic manganese complexes.

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迈向人工光合作用：模仿光系统II反应的钌-锰化学。

反应中心Photosystem II是地球上最成功的太阳能转换机器：氧气的光合作用的关键组成部分。Photosystem II使用光驱动还原塑料醌和水氧化。锰簇催化水氧化，为生物提供了丰富的电子源。光合作用的原理激发了化学家在人造分子组装物中模拟这些反应的能力。几个小组已经证明了合成光收集天线和光感应电荷分离系统。最近，人们越来越努力地通过将光驱动电荷分离与合成锰配合物催化的水氧化偶联来模拟Photosystem II。