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Cover Feature: Mechanistic Studies on the Role of [Cu II (CO 3 ) n ] 2−2 n as a Water Oxidation Catalyst: Carbonate as a Non‐Innocent Ligand (Chem. Eur. J. 5/2018)
Author(s) -
Mizrahi Amir,
Maimon Eric,
Cohen Haim,
Kornweitz Haya,
Zilbermann Israel,
Meyerstein Dan
Publication year - 2018
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.201704981
Subject(s) - carbonate , radiolysis , bicarbonate , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , copper , catalysis , cover (algebra) , ligand (biochemistry) , radiochemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , receptor , engineering , aqueous solution
Inorganic chemists from the Nuclear Research Centre Negev, Ariel University, and Ben‐Gurion University elucidate the high‐valent copper species responsible for water oxidation in bicarbonate/carbonate solutions by the use of pulse radiolysis measurements and DFT calculations. The role of coordinated carbonate as a non‐innocent ligand is revealed. The role of carbonate in other catalytic oxidations has to be considered. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. Mizrahi, H. Kornweitz, I. Zilbermann, D. Meyerstein et al. on page 1088.