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Water Oxidation by Single‐Site Ruthenium Complexes: Using Ligands as Redox and Proton Transfer Mediators
Author(s) -
Kärkäs Markus D.,
Åkermark Torbjörn,
Johnston Eric V.,
Karim Shams R.,
Laine Tanja M.,
Lee BaoLin,
Åkermark Tobias,
Privalov Timofei,
Åkermark Björn
Publication year - 2012
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.201205018
Subject(s) - ruthenium , redox , chemistry , imidazole , photochemistry , catalysis , proton , bipyridine , combinatorial chemistry , inorganic chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , crystal structure , physics , quantum mechanics
Light me up : Through the use of an imidazole motif it is possible to introduce a combined redox and proton‐transfer mediator into single‐site ruthenium water‐oxidation catalysts. With the complex (see picture), high turnover numbers and high initial turnover frequencies were attained with the mild oxidant [Ru(bpy) 3 ] 3+ (bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine).