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“Trojan Horse” Effect in Photocatalysis–How Anionic Silver Impurities Influence Apparent Catalytic Activity
Author(s) -
Kaufhold Simon,
Petermann Lydia,
Sorsche Dieter,
Rau Sven
Publication year - 2017
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.201605391
Subject(s) - trojan horse , photocatalysis , catalysis , carbene , chemistry , impurity , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , operating system
The problematic consequences of using silver carbene precursors for the synthesis of NHC‐complexes is elucidated with the example of dinuclear Ru–Rh/Ir photocatalysts. The presence of silver in the products is proven and an alternative silver‐free synthetic approach successfully implemented. A significant difference in performance in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions of catalysts generated by the different strategies is observed.