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Back Cover: A Tailor‐Made Molecular Ruthenium Catalyst for the Oxidation of Water and Its Deactivation through Poisoning by Carbon Monoxide (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 15/2013)
Author(s) -
Kärkäs Markus D.,
Åkermark Torbjörn,
Chen Hong,
Sun Junliang,
Åkermark Björn
Publication year - 2013
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.201301654
Subject(s) - ruthenium , catalysis , carbon monoxide , janus , chemistry , cover (algebra) , carbon fibers , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite number , mechanical engineering , engineering , composite material
Two single‐site ruthenium catalysts display a Janus‐face‐type behavior despite structural similarities. One complex is an efficient catalyst for the oxidation of water whereas the CO‐containing complex, formed during catalysis, was found to be inactive. In their Communication on page 4189 ff., B. Åkermark and co‐workers present a previously undiscovered deactivation pathway for ruthenium‐based water‐oxidation catalysts. Extensive studies were carried out to explain the diverse behavior in catalysis.