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Lin X, Tang S, Yang M, Zhang Z, Huang Q. Controlling Chlorine-Doped Nickel Diselenide Ultrathin Nanosheets through Steric Effects: An Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Urea Oxidation Reaction. Inorg Chem 2024. [PMID: 39360711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Exploration of electrocatalysts suitable for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is essential for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. In this work, a ligand substitution strategy is used to synthesize ultrathin-nanosheet electrocatalysts of Cl-doped NiSe2 (NiSe2-a and NiSe2-b), which exhibit high-electrocatalytic activity during OER and UOR. NiSe2-a and NiSe2-b only need an overpotential of 227 and 268 mV, respectively, to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 during OER. Furthermore, NiSe2-a with its smaller steric effects exhibits excellent catalytic performance for UOR, requiring an ultralow potential of 1.360 V to deliver a current density of 100 mA cm-2. This excellent performance can be attributed to the nonmetallic elements (Se and Cl) modulating and optimizing the charge state of the metal sites, thereby increasing the electrocatalytic activity. Overall, this work provides an unparalleled example of tuning space structures to design efficient electrocatalysts and has promising industrial applications.
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- Xiaofeng Lin
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Provincal Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Sensors of Ganzhou, School of Medical and Information Engineering, Scientific Research Center, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Provincal Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Sensors of Ganzhou, School of Medical and Information Engineering, Scientific Research Center, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Provincal Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Sensors of Ganzhou, School of Medical and Information Engineering, Scientific Research Center, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Provincal Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Sensors of Ganzhou, School of Medical and Information Engineering, Scientific Research Center, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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Wang A, Yang X, Zhang F, Peng Q, Zhai X, Zhu W. A cobalt porphyrin-bridged covalent triazine polymer-derived electrode for efficient hydrogen production. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:14725-14734. [PMID: 39158059 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01016g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Pronounced compositional regulation and microstructure evolution have a significant influence on hydrogen electrocatalysis. Herein, for the first time, we demonstrate that N,Co-codoped carbon supported Co5.47N nanoparticles (Co5.47N/N,Co-C-800) derived from a nitrogen-rich porphyrin-bridged covalent triazine polymer (CoTAPPCC) are an effective electrocatalyst for the HER in 1.0 M KOH when compared to CoCo2O4/N,Co-C-900 (pyrolysis at 900 °C) and CoO/N,Co-C-1000 (pyrolysis at 1000 °C). The structural and morphological variations of CoTAPPCC at different heat treatment temperatures were investigated through various spectroscopic techniques. We reveal that electrocatalytic HER activity is temperature- and component-dependent. The overpotentials for Co5.47N/N,Co-C-800 to reach current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 were determined to be 76 and 229 mV, respectively, outperforming many other state-of-the-art HER electrocatalysts. This work also sheds light on the influence of calcination temperature on the electrocatalytic HER of final samples.
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- Aijian Wang
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China.
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Maguire S, Strachan G, Norvaiša K, Donohoe C, Gomes-da-Silva LC, Senge MO. Porphyrin Atropisomerism as a Molecular Engineering Tool in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Supramolecular Assembly, and Catalysis. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401559. [PMID: 38787350 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Porphyrin atropisomerism, which arises from restricted σ-bond rotation between the macrocycle and a sufficiently bulky substituent, was identified in 1969 by Gottwald and Ullman in 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(o-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrins. Henceforth, an entirely new field has emerged utilizing this transformative tool. This review strives to explain the consequences of atropisomerism in porphyrins, the methods which have been developed for their separation and analysis and present the diverse array of applications. Porphyrins alone possess intriguing properties and a structure which can be easily decorated and molded for a specific function. Therefore, atropisomerism serves as a transformative tool, making it possible to obtain even a specific molecular shape. Atropisomerism has been thoroughly exploited in catalysis and molecular recognition yet presents both challenges and opportunities in medicinal chemistry.
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- Sophie Maguire
- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- CQC, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-535, Portugal
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Focus Group-Molecular and Interfacial Engineering of Organic Nanosystems, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Shi H, Gao S, Liu X, Wang Y, Zhou S, Liu Q, Zhang L, Hu G. Recent Advances in Catalyst Design and Performance Optimization of Nanostructured Cathode Materials in Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309557. [PMID: 38705855 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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This review focuses on the advanced design and optimization of nanostructured zinc-air batteries (ZABs), with the aim of boosting their energy storage and conversion capabilities. The findings show that ZABs favor porous nanostructures owing to their large surface area, and this enhances the battery capacity, catalytic activity, and life cycle. In addition, the nanomaterials improve the electrical conductivity, ion transport, and overall battery stability, which crucially reduces dendrite growth on the zinc anodes and improves cycle life and energy efficiency. To obtain a superior performance, the importance of controlling the operational conditions and using custom nanostructural designs, optimal electrode materials, and carefully adjusted electrolytes is highlighted. In conclusion, porous nanostructures and nanoscale materials significantly boost the energy density, longevity, and efficiency of Zn-air batteries. It is suggested that future research should focus on the fundamental design principles of these materials to further enhance the battery performance and drive sustainable energy solutions.
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- Haiyang Shi
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650504, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650504, China
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Cloward IN, Liu T, Rose J, Jurado T, Bonn AG, Chambers MB, Pitman CL, Ter Horst MA, Miller AJM. Catalyst self-assembly accelerates bimetallic light-driven electrocatalytic H 2 evolution in water. Nat Chem 2024; 16:709-716. [PMID: 38528106 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01483-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Hydrogen evolution is an important fuel-generating reaction that has been subject to mechanistic debate about the roles of monometallic and bimetallic pathways. The molecular iridium catalysts in this study undergo photoelectrochemical dihydrogen (H2) evolution via a bimolecular mechanism, providing an opportunity to understand the factors that promote bimetallic H-H coupling. Covalently tethered diiridium catalysts evolve H2 from neutral water faster than monometallic catalysts, even at lower overpotential. The unexpected origin of this improvement is non-covalent supramolecular self-assembly into nanoscale aggregates that efficiently harvest light and form H-H bonds. Monometallic catalysts containing long-chain alkane substituents leverage the self-assembly to evolve H2 from neutral water at low overpotential and with rates close to the expected maximum for this light-driven water splitting reaction. Design parameters for holding multiple catalytic sites in close proximity and tuning catalyst microenvironments emerge from this work.
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- Isaac N Cloward
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Peng X, Zhang M, Qin H, Han J, Xu Y, Li W, Zhang XP, Zhang W, Apfel UP, Cao R. Switching Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Pathways through Electronic Tuning of Copper Porphyrins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401074. [PMID: 38311965 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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The electronic structure of metal complexes plays key roles in determining their catalytic features. However, controlling electronic structures to regulate reaction mechanisms is of fundamental interest but has been rarely presented. Herein, we report electronic tuning of Cu porphyrins to switch pathways of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Through controllable and regioselective β-oxidation of Cu porphyrin 1, we synthesized analogues 2-4 with one or two β-lactone groups in either a cis or trans configuration. Complexes 1-4 have the same Cu-N4 core site but different electronic structures. Although β-oxidation led to large anodic shifts of reductions, 1-4 displayed similar HER activities in terms of close overpotentials. With electrochemical, chemical and theoretical results, we show that the catalytically active species switches from a CuI species for 1 to a Cu0 species for 4. This work is thus significant to present mechanism-controllable HER via electronic tuning of catalysts.
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- Xinyang Peng
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie I, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
- Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Osterfelder Strasse 3, 46047, Oberhausen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Li X, Feng A, Zu Y, Liu P. Unraveling Meso-Substituent Steric Effects on the Mechanism of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Ni II Porphyrin Hydrides Using DFT Method. Molecules 2024; 29:986. [PMID: 38474498 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29050986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Substituents at the meso-site of metalloporphyrins profoundly influence the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) mechanism. This study employs density functional theory (DFT) to computationally analyze NiII-porphyrin and its hydrides derived from tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin molecules, presenting stereoisomers in ortho- or para-positions. The results reveal that the spatial resistance effect of meso-substituted groups at the ortho- and para-positions induces significant changes in Ni-N bond lengths, angles, and reaction dynamics. For ortho-position substituents forming complex I, a favorable 88.88 ų spherical space was created, facilitating proton coordination and the formation of H2 molecules; conversely, para-position substituents forming complex II impeded H2 formation until bimolecular complexes arose. Molecular dynamics (MD) analysis and comparison were conducted on the intermediation products of I-H2 and (II-H)2, focusing on the configuration and energy changes. In the I-H2 products, H2 molecules underwent separation after 150 fs and overcame the 2.2 eV energy barrier. Subsequently, significant alterations in the spatial structure were observed as complex I deformed. In the case of (II-H)2, it was influenced by the distinctive "sandwich" configuration; the spatial structure necessitated overcoming a 6.7 eV energy barrier for H2 detachment and a process observed after 2400 fs.
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- Xiaodong Li
- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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Mishra A, Mishra GK, Anamika, Singh N, Kant R, Kumar K. The rigidity and chelation effect of ligands on the hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by Ni(II) complexes. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1680-1690. [PMID: 38167900 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03932c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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With increasing interest in nickel-based electrocatalysts, three heteroleptic Ni(II) dithiolate complexes with the general formula [Ni(II)L(L')2] (1-3), L = 2-(methylene-1,1'-dithiolato)-5,5'-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione and L' = triphenylphosphine (1), 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (DPPF) (2), and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (DPPE) (3), have been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques (UV-vis, IR, 1H, and 31P{1H} NMR) as well as the electrochemical method. The molecular structure of complex 2 has also been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure of complex 2 reveals a distorted square planar geometry around the nickel metal ion with a NiP2S2 core. The cyclic voltammograms reveal a small difference in the redox properties of complexes (ΔE° = 130 mV) while the difference in the catalytic half-wave potential becomes substantial (ΔEcat/2 = 670 mV) in the presence of 15 mM CF3COOH. The common S^S-dithiolate ligand provides stability, while the rigidity effect of other ligands (DPPE (3) > DPPF (2) > PPh3 (1)) regulates the formation of the transition state, resulting in the NiIII-H intermediate in the order of 1 > 2 > 3. The foot-of-the-wave analysis supports the widely accepted ECEC mechanism for Ni-based complexes with the first protonation step as a rate-determining step. The electrocatalytic proton reduction activity follows in the order of complex 1 > 2 > 3. The comparatively lower overpotential and higher turnover frequency of complex 1 are attributed to the flexibility of the PPh3 ligand, which favours the easy formation of a transition state.
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- Anjali Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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Yang J, Zhu C, Yang CJ, Li WH, Zhou HY, Tan S, Liu X, He D, Wang D. Accelerating the Hydrogen Production via Modifying the Fermi Surface. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 38047597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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The design of catalysts has attracted a great deal of attention in the field of electrocatalysis. The accurate design of the catalysts can avoid an unnecessary process that occurs during the blind trial. Based on the interaction between different metal species, a metallic compound supported by the carbon nanotube was designed. Among these compounds, RhFeP2CX (R-RhFeP2CX-CNT) was found to be in a rich-electron environment at the Fermi level (denoted as a flat Fermi surface), beneficial to the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). R-RhFeP2CX-CNT exhibits a small overpotential of 15 mV at the current density of 10 mA·cm-2 in acidic media. Moreover, the mass activity of R-RhFeP2CX-CNT is 21597 A·g-1, which also demonstrates the advance of the active sites on R-RhFeP2CX-CNT. Therefore, R-RhFeP2CX-CNT can be an alternative catalyst applied in practical production, and the strategies of a flat Fermi surface will be a reliable strategy for catalyst designing.
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- Jiarui Yang
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119077 Singapore
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- Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis), Beijing 100094, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center of RF-Microwave Technology and Application, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Peng X, Han J, Li X, Liu G, Xu Y, Peng Y, Nie S, Li W, Li X, Chen Z, Peng H, Cao R, Fang Y. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution with a copper porphyrin bearing meso-( o-carborane) substituents. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:10777-10780. [PMID: 37593777 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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A newly designed copper complex of 5,15-bis(pentafluorophenyl)-10,20-bis(o-carborane)porphyrin (1) was synthesized and tested for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In acetonitrile, 1 was much more efficient than Cu 5,15-bis(pentafluorophenyl)-10,20-diphenylporphyrin (2) for electrocatalytic HER by shifting the catalytic wave to the anodic direction by 190 mV. In aqueous media, 1 also outperformed 2 by achieving higher current densities under smaller overpotentials. This enhancement was attributed to the aromatic and the strong electron-withdrawing properties of o-carborane groups. This work is significant to address the crucial effects of meso-(o-carborane) substituents of metal porphyrins on boosting the electrocatalytic HER.
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- Xinyang Peng
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Nie Z, Zhang L, Du Z, Hu J, Huang X, Zhou C, Wågberg T, Hu G. Vacancy and doping engineering of Ni-based charge-buffer electrode for highly-efficient membrane-free and decoupled hydrogen/oxygen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:714-723. [PMID: 37037077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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The realization of the membrane-free two-step water electrolysis is particularly important yet challenging for the low-cost and large-scale supply of hydrogen energy. In this effort, Co-doped Ni(OH)2 nanosheets were successfully anchored onto the nickel foam (NF) substrate through the in-situ growth of metal-organic frame material and the subsequent alkali-etching technique. Using the well-regulated Co-doping Ni(OH)2@NF electrodes as a charge mediator, electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) were decoupled on time scales, thus affording a membrane-free two-step route for H2 and O2 productions. In this architecture, the first HER process on the cathode could be maintained for 1300 s at a current of 100 mA, while the corresponding Ni(OH)2 charge mediator was simultaneously oxidized to NiOOH, with a decent cell voltage of 1.542 V. The subsequent OER process involved a reduction/regeneration of Ni(OH)2 (from NiOOH to Ni(OH)2) and an anodic O2-production, with an operating voltage of 0.291 V. Moreover, the Ni-Zn battery assembled through the combination of NiOOH and Zn sheet could replace the second step of OER to achieve the coupling of continuous H2-production and battery discharge, thus also providing a new way for hydrogen production without an external power supply. Experiment and theoretical calculations have shown that the cobalt-doping not only improved the conductivity of the charge-buffer electrode, but also shifted its redox potential cathodically and boosted the adsorption affinity of the buffer medium to OH- ions, both contributing to promoted HER and OER activity. Therefore, this decoupled water electrolysis device affords a promising pathway to support the efficient conversion of renewables to hydrogen.
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Ren BP, Yang G, Lv ZY, Liu ZY, Zhang H, Si LP, Liu HY. First application of Sn (IV) corrole as electrocatalyst in hydrogen evolution reaction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.110663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Verma P, Samanta D, Sutar P, Kundu A, Dasgupta J, Maji TK. Biomimetic Approach toward Visible Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation Based on a Porphyrin-Based Coordination Polymer Gel. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:25173-25183. [PMID: 36449661 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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There has been a widespread interest in developing self-assembled porphyrin nanostructures to mimic nature's light-harvesting processes. Herein, porphyrin-based coordination polymer gel (CPG) has been developed as a "soft" photocatalyst material for hydrogen (H2) production from water under visible light. The CPG offers a hierarchical nanofibrous network structure obtained through self-assembly of a terpyridine alkyl-amide appended porphyrin (TPY-POR)-based low molecular weight gelator with ruthenium ions (RuII) and produces H2 with a rate of 5.7 mmol g-1 h-1 in the presence of triethylamine (TEA) as a sacrificial electron donor. Further, the [Fe2(bdt)(CO)6] (dbt = 1,2-benzenedithiol) cocatalyst, which can mimic the activity of iron hydrogenase, is coassembled in the CPG and shows remarkable improvement in H2 evolution (catalytic activity; rate ∼10.6 mmol g-1 h-1 and turnover number ∼1287). The significant enhancement in catalytic activity was supported by several controlled experiments, including femtosecond transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy and also DFT calculation. The TA study supported the cascade electron transfer process from porphyrin core to [Ru(TPY)2]2+ center, and subsequently, the electron transfers to the cocatalyst [Fe2(bdt)(CO)6] for H2 production.
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- Parul Verma
- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore560 064, India
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- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore560 064, India
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- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore560 064, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai400005, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai400005, India
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- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore560 064, India
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Li X, Feng A, Zu Y, Liu P, Han F. Experimental and Theoretical Study on Crown Ether-Appended-Fe(III) Porphyrin Complexes and Catalytic Oxidation Cyclohexene with O 2. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083452. [PMID: 37110685 PMCID: PMC10146806 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Modifying non-precious metal porphyrins at the meso-position is sufficient to further improve the ability to activate O2 and the selectivity of the corresponding redox products. In this study, a crown ether-appended Fe(III) porphyrin complex (FeTC4PCl) was formed by replacing Fe(III) porphyrin (FeTPPCl) at the meso-position. The reactions of FeTPPCl and FeTC4PCl catalysed by O2 oxidation of cyclohexene under different conditions were studied, and three main products, 2-cyclohexen-1-ol (1), 2-cyclohexen-1-one (2), and 7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane (3), were obtained. The effects of reaction temperature, reaction time, and the addition of axial coordination compounds on the reactions were investigated. The conversion of cyclohexene reached 94% at 70 °C after 12 h, and the selectivity toward product 1 was 73%. The geometrical structure optimization, molecular orbital energy level analysis, atomic charge, spin density, and density of orbital states analysis of FeTPPCl, FeTC4PCl, as well as the oxygenated complexes (Fe-O2)TCPPCl and (Fe-O2)TC4PCl formed after adsorption of O2, were carried out using the DFT method. The results of thermodynamic quantity variation with reaction temperature and Gibbs free energy variation were also analysed. Finally, based on experimental and theoretical analysis, the mechanism of the cyclohexene oxidation reaction with FeTC4PCl as a catalyst and O2 as an oxidant was deduced, and the reaction mechanism was obtained as a free radical chain reaction process.
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- Xiaodong Li
- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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- Institute of Physics & Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016, China
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Characterization of paramagnetic states in an organometallic nickel hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst. Nat Commun 2023; 14:905. [PMID: 36807358 PMCID: PMC9938211 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36609-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Significant progress has been made in the bioinorganic modeling of the paramagnetic states believed to be involved in the hydrogen redox chemistry catalyzed by [NiFe] hydrogenase. However, the characterization and isolation of intermediates involved in mononuclear Ni electrocatalysts which are reported to operate through a NiI/III cycle have largely remained elusive. Herein, we report a NiII complex (NCHS2)Ni(OTf)2, where NCHS2 is 3,7-dithia-1(2,6)-pyridina-5(1,3)-benzenacyclooctaphane, that is an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with turnover frequencies of ~3,000 s-1 and a overpotential of 670 mV in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid. This electrocatalyst follows a hitherto unobserved HER mechanism involving C-H activation, which manifests as an inverse kinetic isotope effect for the overall hydrogen evolution reaction, and NiI/NiIII intermediates, which have been characterized by EPR spectroscopy. We further validate the possibility of the involvement of NiIII intermediates by the independent synthesis and characterization of organometallic NiIII complexes.
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Wang N, Zhang XP, Han J, Lei H, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zhang W, Apfel UP, Cao R. Promoting hydrogen evolution reaction with a sulfonic proton relay. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64183-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cao Y, Shi L, Li M, You B, Liao R. Deciphering the Selectivity of the Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to CO by a Cobalt Porphyrin Catalyst in Neutral Aqueous Solution: Insights from DFT Calculations. ChemistryOpen 2023; 12:e202200254. [PMID: 36744721 PMCID: PMC9900731 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to investigate the cobalt porphyrin-catalyzed electro-reduction of CO2 to CO in an aqueous solution. The results suggest that CoII -porphyrin (CoII -L) undertakes a ligand-based reduction to generate the active species CoII -L⋅- , where the CoII center antiferromagnetically interacts with the ligand radical anion. CoII -L⋅- then performs a nucleophilic attack on CO2 , followed by protonation and a reduction to give CoII -L-COOH. An intermolecular proton transfer leads to the heterolytic cleavage of the C-O bond, producing intermediate CoII -L-CO. Subsequently, CO is released from CoII -L-CO, and CoII -L is regenerated to catalyze the next cycle. The rate-determining step of this CO2 RR is the nucleophilic attack on CO2 by CoII -L⋅- , with a total barrier of 20.7 kcal mol-1 . The competing hydrogen evolution reaction is associated with a higher total barrier. A computational investigation regarding the substituent effects of the catalyst indicates that the CoPor-R3 complex is likely to display the highest activity and selectivity as a molecular catalyst.
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- Yu‐Chen Cao
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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Xue S, Lv X, Liu N, Zhang Q, Lei H, Cao R, Qiu F. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Bent Bis(dipyrrin) Ni(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:1679-1685. [PMID: 36634365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Planar Ni(II) porphyrinoid complexes have been widely used in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction and oxygen reduction reaction as well as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, nonplanar Ni(II) tetra-pyrrolic complexes have not been thoroughly investigated thus far. In this study, three highly bent bis(dipyrrin) Ni(II) complexes have been synthesized to investigate their structure, electronic property, and electrocatalytic HER activities. Cyclic voltammetry and thin-layer UV-visible spectroelectrochemistry studies revealed four redox processes, yielding two reduced species as the final products. The ic/ip values of phenyl- and pentafluorophenyl-bearing bis(dipyrrin) Ni(II) complexes were >30 when trifluoroacetic acid was used as the proton source, and their Faradaic efficiencies for H2 generation were >93%. Density functional theory calculations of the HERs revealed low endothermic energies of bent bis(dipyrrin) Ni(II) complexes.
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- Songlin Xue
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Afshan G, Ghorai S, Rai S, Pandey A, Majumder P, Patwari GN, Dutta A. Expanding the Horizon of Bio-Inspired Catalyst Design with Tactical Incorporation of Drug Molecules. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203730. [PMID: 36689256 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The development of potent H2 production catalysts is a key aspect in our journey toward the establishment of a sustainable carbon-neutral power infrastructure. Hydrogenase enzymes provide the blueprint for designing efficient catalysts by the rational combination of central metal core and protein scaffold-based outer coordination sphere (OCS). Traditionally, a biomimetic catalyst is crafted by including natural amino acids as OCS features around a synthetic metal motif to functionally imitate the metalloenzyme activity. Here, we have pursued an unconventional approach and implanted two distinct drug molecules (isoniazid and nicotine hydrazide) at the axial position of a cobalt core to create a new genre of synthetic catalysts. The resultant cobalt complexes are active for both electrocatalytic and photocatalytic H2 production in near-neutral water, where they significantly enhance the catalytic performance of the unfunctionalized parent cobalt complex. The drug molecules showcased a dual effect as they influence the catalytic HER by improving the surrounding proton relay along and exerting subtle electronic effects. The isoniazid-ligated catalyst C1 outperformed the nicotine hydrazide-bound complex C2, as it produced H2 from water (pH 6.0) at a rate of 3960 s-1 while exhibiting Faradaic efficiency of about 90 %. This strategy opens up newer avenues of bio-inspired catalyst design beyond amino acid-based OCS features.
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- Gul Afshan
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India.,National center of Excellence CCU, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- National center of Excellence CCU, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India.,National center of Excellence CCU, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India.,Interdisciplinary Program Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, 400076, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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Hong YH, Lee YM, Nam W, Fukuzumi S. Reaction Intermediates in Artificial Photosynthesis with Molecular Catalysts. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Young Hyun Hong
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul03760, Korea
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Guo H, Liang Z, Guo K, Lei H, Wang Y, Zhang W, Cao R. Iron porphyrin with appended guanidyl group for significantly improved electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction activity and selectivity in aqueous solutions. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63957-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chen L, Su X, Jurss JW. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water at low overpotentials with cobalt complexes supported by redox-active bipyridyl-NHC donors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64151-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Yang G, Cen JH, Lan J, Li MY, Zhan X, Yuan GQ, Liu HY. Non-Metallic Phosphorus Corrole as Efficient Electrocatalyst in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201553. [PMID: 36121337 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The economical consideration of using an electrocatalyst in energy-related field, composed of non-precious/sustainable elements is quite noteworthy. In this work, the phosphorus(V) complex of tris-(pentafluorophenyl)corrole [(TPFC)PV (OH)2 ] was reported as electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The electrochemical studies revealed that the HER experienced a ECEC pathway (E: electron transfer step, C: chemical step), and the possible intermediate [PV ]-H species was suggested. (TPFC)PV (OH)2 displayed excellent HER activity in dimethylformamide (DMF) with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as the proton source, and the turnover frequency (TOF) reached 31.75 s-1 at an overpotential of 900 mV. Interestingly, the HER electrocatalytic performance remained extraordinary even applying water as a proton source in acetonitrile/water (v/v=2 : 3), with a TOF of 18.40 mol H 2 ${{_{{\rm H}{_{2}}}}}$ molcat -1 h-1 at an overpotential of 900 mV.
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- Gang Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), 518172, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Chen S, Hu J, Zhou HQ, Yu F, Wu CM, Chung LH, Yu L, He J. Microenvironment Regulation of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Transition Metal Ions for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:19475-19482. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Shaoru Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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O'Neill JS, Kearney L, Brandon MP, Pryce MT. Design components of porphyrin-based photocatalytic hydrogen evolution systems: A review. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chaturvedi A, McCarver GA, Sinha S, Hix EG, Vogiatzis KD, Jiang J. A PEGylated Tin Porphyrin Complex for Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction: Mechanistic Insights into Main‐Group‐Element Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206325. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ashwin Chaturvedi
- Department of Chemistry University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH 45221 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996-1600 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH 45221 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996-1600 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH 45221 USA
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Liang Z, Guo H, Lei H, Cao R. Co porphyrin-based metal-organic framework for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chaturvedi A, McCarver GA, Sinha S, Hix EG, Vogiatzis KD, Jiang JJ. A PEGylated Tin‐Porphyrin Complex for Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction: Mechanistic Insights into Main‐Group Element Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ashwin Chaturvedi
- University of Cincinnati Chemistry 312 College Dr. 45221 Cincinnati UNITED STATES
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- UT Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Knoxville Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- UT Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Knoxville Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- UT Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Knoxville Chemistry Buehler Hall1420 Circle Dr. 37996 Knoxville UNITED STATES
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- University of Cincinnati Chemistry 312 College Dr. 45221 Cincinnati UNITED STATES
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Porphyrin-catalyzed electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction. Metal-centered and ligand-centered mechanisms. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chen QC, Fite S, Fridman N, Tumanskii B, Mahammed A, Gross Z. Hydrogen Evolution Catalyzed by Corrole-Chelated Nickel Complexes, Characterized in all Catalysis-Relevant Oxidation States. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Qiu-Cheng Chen
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Li X, Lei H, Xie L, Wang N, Zhang W, Cao R. Metalloporphyrins as Catalytic Models for Studying Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:878-892. [PMID: 35192330 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are involved in biological and artificial energy conversions. H-H and O-O bond formation/cleavage are essential steps in these reactions. In nature, intermediates involved in the H-H and O-O bond formation/cleavage are highly reactive and short-lived, making their identification and investigation difficult. In artificial catalysis, the realization of these reactions at considerable rates and close to their thermodynamic reaction equilibria remains a challenge. Therefore, the elucidation of the reaction mechanisms and structure-function relationships is of fundamental significance to understand these reactions and to develop catalysts.This Account describes our recent investigations on catalytic HER, OER, and ORR with metalloporphyrins and derivatives. Metalloporphyrins are used in nature for light harvesting, energy conversion, electron transfer, O2 activation, and peroxide degradation. Synthetic metal porphyrin complexes are shown to be active for these reactions. We focused on exploring metalloporphyrins to study reaction mechanisms and structure-function relationships because they have stable and tunable structures and characteristic spectroscopic properties.For HER, we identified three H-H bond formation mechanisms and established the correlation between these processes and metal hydride electronic structures. Importantly, we provided direct experimental evidence for the bimetallic homolytic H-H bond formation mechanism by using sterically bulky porphyrins. Homolytic HER has been long proposed but rarely verified because the coupling of active hydride intermediates occurs spontaneously and quickly, making their detection challenging. By blocking the bimolecular mechanism through steric effects, we stabilized and characterized the NiIII-H intermediate and verified homolytic HER by comparing the reaction behaviors of Ni porphyrins with and without steric effects. We therefore provided an unprecedented example to control homolytic versus heterolytic HER mechanisms through tuning steric effects of molecular catalysts.For the OER, the water nucleophilic attack (WNA) on high-valent terminal Mn-oxo has been proposed for the O-O bond formation in natural and artificial water oxidation. By using Mn tris(pentafluorophenyl)corrole, we identified MnV(O) and MnIV-peroxo intermediates in chemical and electrochemical OER and provided direct experimental evidence for the Mn-based WNA mechanism. Moreover, we demonstrated several catalyst design strategies to enhance the WNA rate, including the pioneering use of protective axial ligands. By studying Cu porphyrins, we proposed a bimolecular coupling mechanism between two metal-hydroxide radicals to form O-O bonds. Note that late-transition metals do not likely form terminal metal-oxo/oxyl.For the ORR, we presented several strategies to improve activity and selectivity, including providing rapid electron transfer, using electron-donating axial ligands, introducing hydrogen-bonding interactions, constructing dinuclear cooperation, and employing porphyrin-support domino catalysis. Importantly, we used Co porphyrin atropisomers to realize both two-electron and four-electron ORR, representing an unparalleled example to control ORR selectivity by tuning only steric effects without modifying molecular and/or electronic structures.Lastly, we developed several strategies to graft metalloporphyrins on various electrode materials through different covalent bonds. The molecular-engineered materials exhibit boosted electrocatalytic performance, highlighting promising applications of molecular electrocatalysis. Taken together, this Account demonstrates the benefits of exploring metalloporphyrins for the HER, OER, and ORR. The knowledge learned herein is valuable for the development of porphyrin-based catalysts and also other molecular and material catalysts for small molecule activation reactions.
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- Xialiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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Zhou Z, Koide T, Shiota Y, Yano Y, Xu N, Ono T, Shimakoshi H, Yoshizawa K, isaeda Y. Synthesis, redox properties, and catalytic hydrogen gas generation of porphycene cobalt complexes. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2022. [DOI: 10.1142/s108842462250016x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li X, Lv B, Zhang X, Jin X, Guo K, Zhou D, Bian H, Zhang W, Apfel U, Cao R. Introducing Water‐Network‐Assisted Proton Transfer for Boosted Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Cobalt Corrole. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xialiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Anorganische Chemie I Universitätsstrasse 150 44801 Bochum Germany
- Fraunhofer UMSICHT Osterfelder Strasse 3 46047 Oberhausen Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhu W, Liang X. Boosting Electrocatalyzed Hydrogen Evolutions with Electropolymerized Thiophene Substituted CoIIICorroles. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6177-6185. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00515h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, a A3 type and a A2B type meso-thiophene-substituted CoIIIcorroles are prepared and the electronic structures are investigated. Interestingly, these two CoIIIcorroles are facilely polymerized under electrochemical conditions, and are...
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Liu Z, Lai JW, Yang G, Ren BP, Lv ZY, Si LP, Zhang H, Liu HY. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production by CN‑ substituted Cobalt Triaryl Corroles. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00606e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Four cobalt corrole complexes bearing 0–3 cyano groups on the para-position of the three meso-phenyl rings of the macrocycle were synthesized, characterized and applied for electrocatalytic H2 production under both...
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Li X, Lv B, Zhang XP, Jin X, Guo K, Zhou D, Bian H, Zhang W, Apfel UP, Cao R. Introducing Water-Network-Assisted Proton Transfer for Boosted Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Cobalt Corrole. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114310. [PMID: 34913230 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Proton transfer is vital for many biological and chemical reactions. Hydrogen-bonded water-containing networks are often found in enzymes to assist proton transfer, but similar strategy has been rarely presented by synthetic catalysts. We herein report the Co corrole 1 with an appended crown ether unit and its boosted activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Crystallographic and 1H NMR studies proved that the crown ether of 1 can grab water via hydrogen bonds. By using protic acids as proton sources, the HER activity of 1 was largely boosted with added water, while the activity of crown-ether-free analogues showed very small enhancement. Inhibition studies by adding (1) external 18-crown-6-ether to extract water molecules and (2) potassium ion or N-benzyl-n-butylamine to block the crown ether of 1 further confirmed its critical role in assisting proton transfer via grabbed water molecules. This work presents a synthetic example to boost HER through water-containing networks.
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- Xialiang Li
- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- shaanxi normal university, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Fakultät fur Chemie und Biochemie, GERMANY
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- Shaanxi Normal University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Chang'an Campus, Number 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Chang'an District, 710119, Xi'an, CHINA
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Electropolymerization of cobalt porphyrins and corroles for the oxygen evolution reaction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Song H, Ou X, Han B, Deng H, Zhang W, Tian C, Cai C, Lu A, Lin Z, Chai L. An Overlooked Natural Hydrogen Evolution Pathway: Ni
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- Han Song
- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100029 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function School of Earth and Space Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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Song H, Ou X, Han B, Deng H, Zhang W, Tian C, Cai C, Lu A, Lin Z, Chai L. An Overlooked Natural Hydrogen Evolution Pathway: Ni 2+ Boosting H 2 O Reduction by Fe(OH) 2 Oxidation during Low-Temperature Serpentinization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24054-24058. [PMID: 34519405 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Natural hydrogen (H2 ) has gained considerable attentions as a renewable energy resource to mitigate the globally increasing environmental concerns. Low-temperature serpentinization (<200 °C) as a typical water-rock reaction is a major source of the natural H2 . However, the reaction mechanism and the controlling step to product H2 remained unclear, which hinders the further utilization of natural H2 . Herein, we demonstrated that the H2 production rate could be determined by the Fe(OH)2 oxidation during low-temperature serpentinization. Moreover, the co-existence of Ni2+ could largely enhance the H2 production kinetics. With the addition of only 1 % Ni2+ , the H2 production rate was remarkably enhanced by about two orders of magnitude at 90 °C. D2 O isotopic experiment and theoretical calculations revealed that the enhanced H2 production kinetics could be attributed to the catalytic role of Ni2+ to promote the reduction of H2 O.
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- Han Song
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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Introducing electrostatic interaction into Ru(bda) complexes for promoting water-oxidation catalysis. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang C, Yang H, Du J, Zhan S. Effect of metal centers of complexes bearing bipyridine ligand for electrochemical‐ and photochemical‐driven hydrogen evolution. Appl Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Chun‐Li Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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Guo K, Lei H, Li X, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Guo H, Zhang W, Cao R. Alkali metal cation effects on electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with iron porphyrins. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63762-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li Y, Wang N, Lei H, Li X, Zheng H, Wang H, Zhang W, Cao R. Bioinspired N4-metallomacrocycles for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yadav P, Nigel-Etinger I, Kumar A, Mizrahi A, Mahammed A, Fridman N, Lipstman S, Goldberg I, Gross Z. Hydrogen evolution catalysis by terminal molybdenum-oxo complexes. iScience 2021; 24:102924. [PMID: 34430813 PMCID: PMC8367842 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Stable complexes with terminal triply bound metal-oxygen bonds are usually not considered as valuable catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We now report the preparation of three conceptually different (oxo)molybdenum(V) corroles for testing if proton-assisted 2-electron reduction will lead to hyper-reactive molybdenum(III) capable of converting protons to hydrogen gas. The upto 670 mV differences in the [(oxo)Mo(IV)]-/[(oxo)Mo(III)]-2 redox potentials of the dissolved complexes came into effect by the catalytic onset potential for proton reduction thereby, significantly earlier than their reduction process in the absence of acids, but the two more promising complexes were not stable at practical conditions. Under heterogeneous conditions, the smallest and most electron-withdrawing catalyst did excel by all relevant criteria, including a 97% Faradaic efficiency for catalyzing HER from acidic water. This suggests complexes based on molybdenum, the only sustainable heavy transition metal, as catalysts for other yet unexplored green-energy-relevant processes.
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- Pinky Yadav
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Chemistry Department, Nuclear Research Centre Negev, Beer Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Hu H, Zeng L, Li Z, Zhu T, Wang C. Incorporating porphyrin-Pt in light-harvesting metal-organic frameworks for enhanced visible light-driven hydrogen production. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63738-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yang J, Li W, Tan S, Xu K, Wang Y, Wang D, Li Y. The Electronic Metal–Support Interaction Directing the Design of Single Atomic Site Catalysts: Achieving High Efficiency Towards Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Jiarui Yang
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of materials science and engineering National university of Singapore Singapore 119077 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Chinese Academy of Science Shanghai 201204 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Yang J, Li WH, Tan S, Xu K, Wang Y, Wang D, Li Y. The Electronic Metal-Support Interaction Directing the Design of Single Atomic Site Catalysts: Achieving High Efficiency Towards Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19085-19091. [PMID: 34155750 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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It is still of great difficulty to develop the non-platinum catalyst with high catalytic efficiency towards hydrogen evolution reaction via the strategies till now. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the new methods of catalyst designing. Here, we put forward the catalyst designed by the electronic metal-support interaction (EMSI), which is demonstrated to be a reliable strategy to find out the high-efficiency catalyst. We carried out the density functional theory calculation first to design the proper EMSI of the catalyst. We applied the model of M1-M2-X (X=C, N, O) during the calculation. Among the catalysts we chose, the EMSI of Rh1TiC, with the active sites of Rh1-Ti2C2, is found to be the most proper one for HER. The electrochemical experiment further demonstrated the feasibility of the EMSI strategy. The single atomic site catalyst of Rh1-TiC exhibits higher catalytic efficiency than that of state-of-art Pt/C. It achieves a small overpotential of 22 mV and 86 mV at the at the current density of 10 mA cm-2 and 100 mA cm-2 in acid media, with a Tafel slope of 25 mV dec-1 and a mass activity of 54403.9 mA cm-2 mgRh -1 (vs. 192.2 mA cm-2 mgPt -1 of Pt/C). Besides, it also shows appealing advantage in energy saving compared with Pt/C (≈20 % electricity consuming decrease at 2 kA m-2 ) Therefore, we believe that the strategy of regulating EMSI can act as a possible way for achieving the high catalytic efficiency on the next step of SACs.
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- Jiarui Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of materials science and engineering, National university of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Zhang Z, Koide T, Zhou Z, Shimakoshi H, Hisaeda Y. Redox behavior of iridium octaethylporphycene and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s108842462150053x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The electrochemical properties of [Formula: see text]-octaethylporphycene iridium complex (Ir-OEPo) were determined. Based on the electro-spectro measurement results, the reduction of Ir-OEPo did not occur at the central metal but at the ligand, while the reduction of [Formula: see text]-octaethylporphyrin iridium complex (Ir-OEPor) occurred at the central iridium. A catalytic current was observed during the cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) under a reductive condition, indicating the catalytic reactivity of Ir-OEPo for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). By constant potential electrolysis, hydrogen gas was detected by gas chromatography (GC) and the catalytic reactivity of Ir-OEPo was confirmed. The HER mechanism via ligand reduction of macrocyclic aromatic complexes could be one of the concepts for the development of new catalysts.
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- Zhi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Moto-oka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Ahmed ME, Saha D, Wang L, Gennari M, Ghosh Dey S, Artero V, Dey A, Duboc C. An [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase Mimic Immobilized through Simple Physiadsorption and Active for Aqueous H
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Production. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Md Estak Ahmed
- Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur 700032 Kolkata India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur 700032 Kolkata India
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes Département de Chimie Moléculaire UMR CNRS 5250 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes Département de Chimie Moléculaire UMR CNRS 5250 38000 Grenoble France
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- Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur 700032 Kolkata India
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS, CEA, IRIG Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 38000 Grenoble France
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- Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur 700032 Kolkata India
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes Département de Chimie Moléculaire UMR CNRS 5250 38000 Grenoble France
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Lv B, Li X, Guo K, Ma J, Wang Y, Lei H, Wang F, Jin X, Zhang Q, Zhang W, Long R, Xiong Y, Apfel UP, Cao R. Controlling Oxygen Reduction Selectivity through Steric Effects: Electrocatalytic Two-Electron and Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction with Cobalt Porphyrin Atropisomers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12742-12746. [PMID: 33742485 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Achieving a selective 2 e- or 4 e- oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is critical but challenging. Herein, we report controlling ORR selectivity of Co porphyrins by tuning only steric effects. We designed Co porphyrin 1 with meso-phenyls each bearing a bulky ortho-amido group. Due to the resulted steric hinderance, 1 has four atropisomers with similar electronic structures but dissimilar steric effects. Isomers αβαβ and αααα catalyze ORR with n=2.10 and 3.75 (n is the electron number transferred per O2 ), respectively, but ααββ and αααβ show poor selectivity with n=2.89-3.10. Isomer αβαβ catalyzes 2 e- ORR by preventing a bimolecular O2 activation path, while αααα improves 4 e- ORR selectivity by improving O2 binding at its pocket, a feature confirmed by spectroscopy methods, including O K-edge near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure. This work represents an unparalleled example to improve 2 e- and 4 e- ORR by tuning only steric effects without changing molecular and electronic structures.
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- Bin Lv
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie I, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany.,Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Osterfelder Strasse 3, 46047, Oberhausen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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