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Electrochemical and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by an electron‐deficient cobalt tris(ethoxycarbonyl)corrole complex
Author(s) -
Yuan HuiQing,
Wang HuaHua,
Kandhadi Jaipal,
Wang Hui,
Zhan ShuZhong,
Liu HaiYang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.3773
Subject(s) - corrole , chemistry , cobalt , photocatalysis , photochemistry , aqueous solution , acetonitrile , solvent , hydrogen production , hydrogen , catalysis , electrochemistry , pyridine , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode
An electron‐deficient flat 5,10,15‐tris(ethoxycarbonyl)corrole (TECC) cobalt complex, [Co(TECC)(Py) 2 ] ( 1 ; py = pyridine), was prepared and employed as a catalyst for homogeneous hydrogen evolution. It turns out that water can be successfully used as a proton source in acetonitrile–water (2:3 v /v) solvent system for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Complex 1 is also an efficient photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from aqueous solution, an example of the first application of metal corrole as photocatalyst for hydrogen production.