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Structure‐Functional Analysis of Hydrogen Production Catalyzed by Molecular Cobalt Complexes with Pentadentate Ligands in Aqueous Solutions
Author(s) -
Wang Ping,
Liang Guangchao,
Webster Charles Edwin,
Zhao Xuan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.202000564
Subject(s) - chemistry , cobalt , catalysis , hydrogen production , aqueous solution , hydrogen , water splitting , photocatalysis , transition metal , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Hydrogen production from sunlight and water represents one promising solution to resolve the environmental problems caused by the consumption of fossil fuels and to meet the increasing global energy demands. Catalysts based on transition metal complexes have been extensively studied for electro‐ and photocatalytic production of hydrogen. Among the reported catalysts, molecular cobalt complexes have received special attention for hydrogen production over the past years. In this review, the recent progresses for electro‐ and photocatalytic production of hydrogen in aqueous solutions catalyzed by Co complexes with pentadentate ligands, with an emphasis of those developed in our lab, are discussed. Mechanistic investigations as well as future directions for hydrogen production by Co complexes are also discussed.