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An All‐Inorganic, Stable, and Highly Active Tetraruthenium Homogeneous Catalyst for Water Oxidation
Author(s) -
Geletii Yurii V.,
Botar Bogdan,
Kögerler Paul,
Hillesheim Daniel A.,
Musaev Djamaladdin G.,
Hill Craig L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200705652
Subject(s) - polyoxometalate , catalysis , cyclic voltammetry , homogeneous , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , catalytic oxidation , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , electrode , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Oxidation without organics : A tetraruthenium polyoxometalate (see picture; Ru blue, O red, Si yellow, W black) catalyzes the rapid oxidation of H 2 O to O 2 in water at ambient temperature, and shows considerable stability under turnover conditions. The complex was characterized by several methods, including X‐ray crystallography and cyclic voltammetry.