Pavel Afanasiev * and Alexander B. Sorokin * Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de Lyon IRCELYON, UMR 5256, CNRS - Université Lyon 1 , 2 avenue A. Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne cedex, France Acc. Chem. Res. , 2016 , 49 (4), pp 583–593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00458 Publication Date (Web): March 11, 2016 Copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00458 Abstract Conspectus The ultimate objective of bioinspired catalysis is the development of efficient and clean chemical processes. Cytochrome P450 and soluble methane monooxygenase enzymes efficiently catalyze many challenging reactions. Extensive research has been performed to mimic their exciting chemistry, aiming to create efficient chemical catalysts for functionalization of strong C–H bonds. Two current biomimetic approaches are based on (i) mononuclear metal porphyrin-like complexes and ...