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Inside Cover: Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production by a Nickel(II) Complex with a Phosphinopyridyl Ligand (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 17/2016)
Author(s) -
Tatematsu Ryo,
Inomata Tomohiko,
Ozawa Tomohiro,
Masuda Hideki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201602377
Subject(s) - catalysis , nickel , ligand (biochemistry) , electrochemistry , proton , denticity , electrocatalyst , hydrogen production , chemistry , metal , acetic acid , hydrogen , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , physics , biochemistry , receptor , quantum mechanics
Electrocatalytic H 2 production by a molecular catalyst containing an inexpensive metal can contribute to the resolution of environmental problems. In their Communication on page 5247 ff., H. Masuda et al. describe the synthesis of a novel Ni II complex, containing a bidentate phosphinopyridyl ligand with an amine base as a proton‐transfer site, as a H 2 production catalyst. Electrochemical measurements with the complex show a higher rate of H 2 production under weak‐acid conditions using acetic acid as the proton source.