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Photochemical Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Water‐Soluble Copper Phthalocyanine Complex
Author(s) -
Terao Ryota,
Nakazono Takashi,
Parent Alexander Rene,
Sakai Ken
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201600263
Subject(s) - chemistry , photochemistry , copper , catalysis , chloride , phthalocyanine , copper chloride , hydroxyl radical , radical , organic chemistry
Copper tetrasulfonatophthalocyanine ( CuPcTS ) is reported to serve as a catalyst for photochemical water oxidation via a radical coupling mechanism. Chloride greatly inhibits the water oxidation rate as a result of axial chloride binding to CuPcTS , preventing formation of the Cu oxyl or hydroxyl intermediate required for O−O bond formation.