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Front Cover: Catalytic Water‐Oxidation Activity of a Weakly Coupled Binuclear Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complex (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 04/2017)
Author(s) -
Matias Tiago A.,
Mangoni Ana P.,
Toma Sergio H.,
Rein Francisca N.,
Rocha Reginaldo C.,
Toma Henrique E.,
Araki Koiti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201601445
Subject(s) - chemistry , front cover , ruthenium , catalysis , cover (algebra) , benzene , ligand (biochemistry) , molecule , catalytic oxidation , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , medicinal chemistry , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering , biochemistry , receptor
The cover picture shows the catalytic oxidation of water by a novel, weakly coupled binuclear complex of the type [Ru V 2 (O) 2 (bpy) 2 (L)] 6+ , where L is the angular bridging ligand 1,3‐bis(4'‐2,2':6',2''‐terpyridin‐4‐yl)benzene. This “Pacman‐like” molecule has an appetite for water molecules (oxidizes them to O 2 ) and, with a k cat (O 2 ) about 20 times that of the corresponding mononuclear complex, demonstrates significant cooperation between Ru sites. Details are discussed in the article by K. Araki et al. (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600889 ). For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601446 ).