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Visible‐Light‐Driven H 2 Generation from Water and CO 2 Conversion by Using a Zwitterionic Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complex
Author(s) -
Yuan YongJun,
Yu ZhenTao,
Chen XiaoYu,
Zhang JiYuan,
Zou ZhiGang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201102147
Subject(s) - iridium , visible spectrum , photosensitizer , photochemistry , water splitting , irradiation , hydrogen , chemistry , hydrogen production , photocatalysis , materials science , optoelectronics , catalysis , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , biochemistry
From light comes hydrogen : Photosensitizer [Ir(4‐CF 3 bt) 2 (Hbpdc)] behaves as a very active promoter towards H 2 evolution from water when irradiated with visible light (see figure). A remarkable selective‐photoreduction for CO 2 was also achieved.