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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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Bulbul AS, Rathour V, Ganesan V, Sankar M. π-Extended nonplanar cobalt porphyrins immobilized on MWCNTs as efficient electrocatalysts for selective oxygen reduction reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3146-3149. [PMID: 38348482 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05803d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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Two π-extended cobalt porphyrins are synthesized and one of them is crystallographically characterized. The nanocomposites of nonplanar (curved) porphyrin immobilized multi-walled carbon nanotubes were thoroughly characterized spectroscopically and microscopically, showing ∼200 mV positive shift in the O2 reduction peak potential in aqueous media and ∼100 mV shift in the onset potential of the O2 reduction relative to the control meso-tetraphenylporphyrinatocobalt(II) nanocomposite. Both the π-extended cobalt porphyrin immobilized nanocomposites efficiently catalyze selective 4e-/4H+ O2 reduction under ambient conditions with excellent methanol tolerance and high stability due to effective π-π interactions, and could be an alternative for expensive Pt-based cathode materials in fuel cells.
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- Amir Sohel Bulbul
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, 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, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, India.
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Moges EA, Chang CY, Huang WH, Angerasa FT, Lakshmanan K, Hagos TM, Edao HG, Dilebo WB, Pao CW, Tsai MC, Su WN, Hwang BJ. Heteroatom-Coordinated Palladium Molecular Catalysts for Sustainable Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:419-429. [PMID: 38155363 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Currently, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) manufacturing involves an energy-intensive anthraquinone technique that demands expensive solvent extraction and a multistep process with substantial energy consumption. In this work, we synthesized Pd-N4-CO, Pd-S4-NCO, and Pd-N2O2-C single-atom catalysts via an in situ synthesis approach involving heteroatom-rich ligands and activated carbon under mild reaction conditions. It reveals that palladium atoms interact strongly with heteroatom-rich ligands, which provide well-defined and uniform active sites for oxygen (O2) electrochemically reduced to hydrogen peroxide. Interestingly, the Pd-N4-CO electrocatalyst shows excellent performance for the electrocatalytic reduction of O2 to H2O2 via a two-electron transfer process in a base electrolyte, exhibiting a negligible amount of onset overpotential and >95% selectivity within a wide range of applied potentials. The electrocatalysts based on the activity and selectivity toward 2e- ORR follow the order Pd-N4-CO > Pd-N2O2-C > Pd-S4-NCO in agreement with the pull-push mechanism, which is the Pd center strongly coordinated with high electronegativity donor atoms (N and O atoms) and weakly coordinated with the intermediate *OOH to excellent selectivity and sustainable production of H2O2. According to density functional theory, Pd-N4 is the active site for selectivity toward H2O2 generation. This work provides an emerging technique for designing high-performance H2O2 electrosynthesis catalysts and the rational integration of several active sites for green and sustainable chemical synthesis via electrochemical processes.
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- Endalkachew Asefa Moges
- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Nguyen BX, Sonea A, Warren JJ. Further Understanding the Roles of Solvent, Brønsted Acids, and Hydrogen Bonding in Iron Porphyrin-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17602-17611. [PMID: 37847220 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Improving our understanding of how molecules and materials mediate the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to upgraded products is of great interest as a means to address climate change. A leading class of molecules that can facilitate the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to carbon monoxide (CO) is iron porphyrins. These molecules can have high rate constants for CO2-to-CO conversion; they are robust, and they rely on abundant and inexpensive synthetic building blocks. Important foundational work has been conducted using chloroiron 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin (FeTPPCl) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent. A related and recent report points out that the corresponding perchlorate complex, FeTPPClO4, can have superior function due to its solubility in other organic solvents. However, the importance of hydrogen bonding and solvent effects was not discussed. Herein, we present a detailed kinetic study of the triflate (CF3SO3-) complex of FeTPP in DMF and in MeCN using a range of phenol Brønsted acid additives. We also detected the formation of Fe(III)TPP-phenolate complexes using cyclic voltammetry experiments. Importantly, our new analysis of apparent rate constants with different added phenols allows for a modification to the established mechanistic model for CO2-to-CO conversion. Critically, our improved model accounts for hydrogen bonding and solvent effects by using simple hydrogen bond acidity and basicity descriptors. We use this augmented model to rationalize function in other reported porphyrin systems and to make predictions about operational conditions that can enhance the CO2 reduction chemistry.
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- Bach Xuan Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby V5A 1S6, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby V5A 1S6, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby V5A 1S6, British Columbia, Canada
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Chowdhury SN, Biswas S, Das S, Biswas AN. Kinetic and mechanistic investigations of dioxygen reduction by a molecular Cu(II) catalyst bearing a pentadentate amidate ligand. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:11581-11590. [PMID: 37548356 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02194g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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A pentadentate Cu(II) complex, [CuII(dpaq)](ClO4) (1), featuring a redox active ligand, H-dpaq (H-dpaq = 2-[bis(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)]amino-N-quinolin-8-yl-acetamidate), catalyses four-electron reduction of dioxygen by decamethylferrocene (Fc*) in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) in acetone at 298 K. No catalytic oxygen reduction was observed in the presence of stronger Brønsted acids than CF3COOH, such as perchloric acid (HClO4) or trifluoromethanesulphonic acid (HOTf). In contrast, facile catalytic reduction of O2 occurs by Fc* with 1 and HClO4 or HOTf in dimethylformamide (DMF). The use of CF3COOH as the proton source in DMF results in the suppression of O2 reduction under otherwise identical reaction conditions. While the O2 reduction reactions in DMF are linearly dependent on the pKa of Brønsted acids, the acid dependence on catalytic O2-reduction reactivity by 1 in acetone showed complete reversal. Cyclic voltammetry studies using p-chloranil as the probe substrates in the presence of acids in the solvents reveal that the strengths of the protonic acids increase significantly in acetone compared to that in DMF. The amidate-N in [CuII(dpaq)](ClO4) (1) undergoes protonation in the presence of HClO4 or HOTf in DMF to form [CuII(H-dpaq)]2+ (1-H+), but not in the presence of CF3COOH. Enhanced acid strength of CF3COOH in acetone, however, effectively protonates 1 and triggers O2 reduction. Protonation of 1 with HClO4 or HOTf in acetone results in the change of its coordination environment, and this protonated species does not trigger O2 reduction. Detailed kinetic studies indicate that 1-H+ undergoes reduction by two-electrons and the reduced species binds O2 to form a Cu(II)-superoxo intermediate. This is followed by a rate-determining proton-coupled electron-transfer (PCET) reduction to generate the Cu(II)-hydroperoxo intermediate. While catalytic O2 reduction in acetone occurs predominantly via a 4e-/4H+ pathway, product selectivity (H2O vs. H2O2) in DMF depends upon the concentration of the reductant (Fc*). While dioxygen reduction to H2O2 is favoured at low [Fc*], mechanistic studies suggest that O2 reduction with high [Fc*] proceeds via a [2e- + 2e-] mechanism, where the released H2O2 during catalysis is further reduced to water.
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- Srijan Narayan Chowdhury
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Ravangla, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Ravangla, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Ravangla, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Ravangla, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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Hutchison P, Kaminsky CJ, Surendranath Y, Hammes-Schiffer S. Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to a Graphite Adsorbed Metalloporphyrin Occurs by Band to Bond Electron Redistribution. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:927-936. [PMID: 37252356 PMCID: PMC10214502 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Surface immobilized catalysts are highly promising candidates for a range of energy conversion reactions, and atomistic mechanistic understanding is essential for their rational design. Cobalt tetraphenylporphyrin (CoTPP) nonspecifically adsorbed on a graphitic surface has been shown to undergo concerted proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) in aqueous solution. Herein, density functional theory calculations on both cluster and periodic models representing π-stacked interactions or axial ligation to a surface oxygenate are performed. As the electrode surface is charged due to applied potential, the adsorbed molecule experiences the electrical polarization of the interface and nearly the same electrostatic potential as the electrode, regardless of the adsorption mode. PCET occurs by electron abstraction from the surface to the CoTPP concerted with protonation to form a cobalt hydride, thereby circumventing Co(II/I) redox. Specifically, the Co(II) d-state localized orbital interacts with a proton from solution and an electron from the delocalized graphitic band states to produce a Co(III)-H bonding orbital below the Fermi level, corresponding to redistribution of electrons from the band states to the bonding states. These insights have broad implications for electrocatalysis by chemically modified electrodes and surface immobilized catalysts.
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- Phillips Hutchison
- Department
of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Tian Y, Deng D, Xu L, Li M, Chen H, Wu Z, Zhang S. Strategies for Sustainable Production of Hydrogen Peroxide via Oxygen Reduction Reaction: From Catalyst Design to Device Setup. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:122. [PMID: 37160560 PMCID: PMC10169199 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01067-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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An environmentally benign, sustainable, and cost-effective supply of H2O2 as a rapidly expanding consumption raw material is highly desired for chemical industries, medical treatment, and household disinfection. The electrocatalytic production route via electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) offers a sustainable avenue for the on-site production of H2O2 from O2 and H2O. The most crucial and innovative part of such technology lies in the availability of suitable electrocatalysts that promote two-electron (2e-) ORR. In recent years, tremendous progress has been achieved in designing efficient, robust, and cost-effective catalyst materials, including noble metals and their alloys, metal-free carbon-based materials, single-atom catalysts, and molecular catalysts. Meanwhile, innovative cell designs have significantly advanced electrochemical applications at the industrial level. This review summarizes fundamental basics and recent advances in H2O2 production via 2e--ORR, including catalyst design, mechanistic explorations, theoretical computations, experimental evaluations, and electrochemical cell designs. Perspectives on addressing remaining challenges are also presented with an emphasis on the large-scale synthesis of H2O2 via the electrochemical route.
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- Yuhui Tian
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia.
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Zheng R, Meng Q, Zhang L, Ge J, Liu C, Xing W, Xiao M. Co-based Catalysts for Selective H 2 O 2 Electroproduction via 2-electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203180. [PMID: 36378121 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) process is emerging as a promising alternative method to the conventional anthraquinone process. To realize high-efficiency H2 O2 electrosynthesis, robust and low cost electrocatalysts have been intensively pursued, among which Co-based catalysts attract particular research interests due to the earth-abundance and high selectivity. Here, we provide a comprehensive review on the advancement of Co-based electrocatalyst for H2 O2 electroproduction. The fundamental chemistry of 2-electron ORR is discussed firstly for guiding the rational design of electrocatalysts. Subsequently, the development of Co-based electrocatalysts involving nanoparticles, compounds and single atom catalysts is summarized with the focus on active site identification, structure regulation and mechanism understanding. Moreover, the current challenges and future directions of the Co-based electrocatalysts are briefly summarized in this review.
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- Ruixue Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Zhang G, Lan H, Liu H, Qu J. Selective Oxygen Activation to Reactive Oxygen Species on a Carbon Layer-Encapsulated Cu xO Electrocatalyst for Water Purification. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:1134-1143. [PMID: 36602374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In situ synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on demand via oxygen activation (OA) is significant in biological, chemical, and environmental fields. Thus, the design of OA catalysts with adequate reactivity, durability, and selectivity is critical but challenging. Here, we report a CuxO@C core@shell photoelectrode prepared by encapsulating Cu/Cu2O/CuO into a carbon layer through anodic electropolymerization (electrophoresis-coupled self-assembly of carbon quantum dots). Theoretical prediction and experiments indicate that the carbon layer can effectively facilitate optical trapping and charge transfer, thus promoting photoelectric conversion and anti-photocorrosion performance of CuxO@C. The inner CuxO core acts as an electron reservoir and continuously injects electrons into the outer carbon layer shell, and the carbon atoms adjacent to oxygen-enriched functional groups (C-O-C and -COOH) in the electron-rich carbon layer work as the reactive sites to adsorb O2 and donate electrons to the antibonding orbital [lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (π*)] of dioxygen. Optimized adsorption and hydrogenation of the critical intermediates (*O2, *OOH, and *H2O2) and thermodynamically tunable O-O bond cleavage enable O2 being selectively reduced to the superoxide anion and hydroxyl radical via the mixed multielectron processes consisting of one- and three-electron pathways. Sulfamethoxazole, an emerging refractory organic contaminant widely present in the environment, can be effectively degraded (∼100% removal) in such an electrochemical platform, benefiting from the abundant ROS generated in situ. Our findings demonstrate an innovative strategy to develop highly efficient and selective OA catalysts for practical water purification.
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- Jun Zhang
- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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Harraz DM, Weng S, Surendranath Y. Electrochemically Quantifying Oxygen Reduction Selectivity in Nonaqueous Electrolytes. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Deiaa M. Harraz
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Electrochemical CO2 Reduction, and Oxidative Photodegradation of Organic Dyes Catalyzed by Co(II) Trimethoxy-Meso-Arylporphyrin. INORGANICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In search of robust catalysts for redox transformations such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or CO2 to CO reduction, we stepped on the previously reported meso-tetrakis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)porphyrinato cobalt(II) complex [Co(TTMPP)]. We prepared [Co(TTMPP)] in good yields and characterized it by IR, UV-vis absorption, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The [Co(TTMPP)] was used as a homogeneous catalyst for the electrochemical formation of H2 (HER) in DMF (N,N’-dimethylformamide)/TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) and DMF/EtN3BF4 solutions, with high faradic efficiencies (FE). Additionally, the reduction of CO2 to CO in DMF under a CO2 atmosphere was catalyzed in DMF/TFE (TFE = 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol) and DMF/PhOH with high FE and only traces of H2 as a by-product. Turnover frequencies of 15.80 or 9.33 s−1, respectively were determined from CV experiments or controlled potential electrolysis in the presence of 1eq. TFE. They were lower with PhOH as proton source with 13.85 or 8.31 s−1, respectively. Further, [Co(TTMPP)] as a solid catalyst (suspension) allowed the photodecomposition of the organic dyes methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) using H2O2 under visible light irradiation. The photocatalyst was photostable over five cycles. A photocatalytic mechanism was proposed based on trapping experiments of reactive oxygen species.
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Obisesan SV, Rose C, Farnum BH, Goldsmith CR. Co(II) Complex with a Covalently Attached Pendent Quinol Selectively Reduces O 2 to H 2O. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:22826-22830. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama36849, United States
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Yang J, Li P, Li X, Xie L, Wang N, Lei H, Zhang C, Zhang W, Lee YM, Zhang W, Cao R, Fukuzumi S, Nam W. Crucial Roles of a Pendant Imidazole Ligand of a Cobalt Porphyrin Complex in the Stoichiometric and Catalytic Reduction of Dioxygen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208143. [PMID: 35730106 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A cobalt porphyrin complex with a pendant imidazole base ([(L1 )CoII ]) is an efficient catalyst for the homogeneous catalytic two-electron reduction of dioxygen by 1,1'-dimethylferrocene (Me2 Fc) in the presence of triflic acid (HOTf), as compared with a cobalt porphyrin complex without a pendant imidazole base ([(L2 )CoII ]). The pendant imidazole ligand plays a crucial role not only to provide an imidazolinium proton for proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) from [(L1 )CoII ] to O2 in the presence of HOTf but also to facilitate electron transfer (ET) from [(L1 )CoII ] to O2 in the absence of HOTf. The kinetics analysis and the detection of intermediates in the stoichiometric and catalytic reduction of O2 have provided clues to clarify the crucial roles of the pendant imidazole ligand of [(L1 )CoII ] for the first time.
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- Jindou Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, 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, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Organometallic Material Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Korea
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Nandy A, Adamji H, Kastner DW, Vennelakanti V, Nazemi A, Liu M, Kulik HJ. Using Computational Chemistry To Reveal Nature’s Blueprints for Single-Site Catalysis of C–H Activation. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Aditya Nandy
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Yang J, Li P, Li X, Xie L, Wang N, Lei H, Zhang C, Zhang W, Lee YM, Zhang W, Cao R, Fukuzumi S, Nam W. Crucial Roles of a Pendant Imidazole Ligand of a Cobalt Porphyrin Complex in the Stoichiometric and Catalytic Reduction of Dioxygen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jindou Yang
- Ewha Womans University Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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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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- Ewha Womans University Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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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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- Osaka University Department of Material and Life Science 2-1 Yamada-oka 565-0871 Suita JAPAN
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- Ewha Womans University Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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Bhunia S, Ghatak A, Dey A. Second Sphere Effects on Oxygen Reduction and Peroxide Activation by Mononuclear Iron Porphyrins and Related Systems. Chem Rev 2022; 122:12370-12426. [PMID: 35404575 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Activation and reduction of O2 and H2O2 by synthetic and biosynthetic iron porphyrin models have proved to be a versatile platform for evaluating second-sphere effects deemed important in naturally occurring heme active sites. Advances in synthetic techniques have made it possible to install different functional groups around the porphyrin ligand, recreating artificial analogues of the proximal and distal sites encountered in the heme proteins. Using judicious choices of these substituents, several of the elegant second-sphere effects that are proposed to be important in the reactivity of key heme proteins have been evaluated under controlled environments, adding fundamental insight into the roles played by these weak interactions in nature. This review presents a detailed description of these efforts and how these have not only demystified these second-sphere effects but also how the knowledge obtained resulted in functional mimics of these heme enzymes.
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- Sarmistha Bhunia
- School of Chemical Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A Raja SC Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A Raja SC Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A Raja SC Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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Luo L, Fu C, Guo Y, Kang Q, Wu A, Cai X, Zhao L, Tan Z, Yin J, Xia G, Shen S, Zhang J. Electronic and Potential Synergistic Effects of Surface-Doped P-O Species on Uniform Pd Nanospheres: Breaking the Linear Scaling Relationship toward Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14146-14156. [PMID: 35289588 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts is critical to fuel cells and metal-oxygen batteries, but also greatly hindered by the limited Pt resources and the long-standing linear scaling relationship (LSR). In this study, ∼6 nm and highly uniform Pd nanospheres (NSs) having surface-doped (SD) P-O species are synthesized and evenly anchored onto carbon blacks, which are further simply heat-treated (HT). Under alkaline conditions, Pd/SDP-O NSs/C-HT exhibits respective 8.7 (4.3)- and 5.0 (5.5)-fold enhancements in noble-metal-mass- and area-specific activity (NM-MSA and ASA) compared with the commercial Pd/C (Pt/C). It also possesses an improved electrochemical stability. Besides, its acidic ASA and NM-MSA are 2.9 and 5.1 times those of the commercial Pd/C, respectively, and reach 65.4 and 51.5% of those of the commercial Pt/C. Moreover, it also shows nearly ideal 4-electron ORR pathways under both alkaline and acidic conditions. The detailed experimental and theoretical analyses reveal the following: (1) The electronic effect induced by the P-O species can downshift the surface d-band center to weaken the intermediate adsorptions, thus preserving more surface active sites. (2) More importantly, the potential hydrogen bond between the O atom in the P-O species and the H atom in the hydrogen-containing intermediates can in turn stabilize their adsorptions, thus breaking the ORR LSR toward more efficient ORRs and 4-electron pathways. This study develops a low-cost and high-performance ORR electrocatalyst and proposes a promising strategy for breaking the ORR LSR, which may be further applied in other electrocatalysis.
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- Liuxuan Luo
- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of MOE, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Hsu WC, Wang YH. Homogeneous Water Oxidation Catalyzed by First-Row Transition Metal Complexes: Unveiling the Relationship between Turnover Frequency and Reaction Overpotential. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102378. [PMID: 34881515 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The utilization of earth-abundant low-toxicity metal ions in the construction of highly active and efficient molecular catalysts promoting the water oxidation reaction is important for developing a sustainable artificial energy cycle. However, the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of the currently available molecular water oxidation catalysts (MWOCs) have not been comprehensively investigated. This Review summarizes the current status of MWOCs based on first-row transition metals in terms of their turnover frequency (TOF, a kinetic property) and overpotential (η, a thermodynamic property) and uses the relationship between log(TOF) and η to assess catalytic performance. Furthermore, the effects of the same ligand classes on these MWOCs are discussed in terms of TOF and η, and vice versa. The collective analysis of these relationships provides a metric for the direct comparison of catalyst systems and identifying factors crucial for catalyst design.
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- Wan-Chi Hsu
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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CO2 to CO Electroreduction, Electrocatalytic H2 Evolution, and Catalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes Using a Co(II) meso-Tetraarylporphyrin. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27051705. [PMID: 35268805 PMCID: PMC8912110 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27051705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The meso-tetrakis(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)porphyrinato cobalt(II) complex [Co(TMFPP)] was synthesised in 93% yield. The compound was studied by 1H NMR, UV-visible absorption, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The optical band gap Eg was calculated to 2.15 eV using the Tauc plot method and a semiconducting character is suggested. Cyclic voltammetry showed two fully reversible reduction waves at E1/2 = −0.91 V and E1/2 = −2.05 V vs. SCE and reversible oxidations at 0.30 V and 0.98 V representing both metal-centred (Co(0)/Co(I)/Co(II)/Co(III)) and porphyrin-centred (Por2−/Por−) processes. [Co(TMFPP)] is a very active catalyst for the electrochemical formation of H2 from DMF/acetic acid, with a Faradaic Efficiency (FE) of 85%, and also catalysed the reduction of CO2 to CO with a FE of 90%. Moreover, the two triarylmethane dyes crystal violet and malachite green were decomposed using H2O2 and [Co(TMFPP)] as catalyst with an efficiency of more than 85% in one batch.
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Nie W, McCrory C. Strategies for Breaking Molecular Scaling Relationships for the Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6993-7010. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00333c] [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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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising strategy for converting CO2 to fuels and value-added chemicals using renewable energy sources. Molecular electrocatalysts show promise for the selective conversion...
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Tyburski R, Hammarström L. Strategies for switching the mechanism of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions illustrated by mechanistic zone diagrams. Chem Sci 2022; 13:290-301. [PMID: 35059179 PMCID: PMC8694376 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05230f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The mechanism by which proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) occurs is of fundamental importance and has great consequences for applications, e.g. in catalysis. However, determination and tuning of the PCET mechanism is often non-trivial. Here, we apply mechanistic zone diagrams to illustrate the competition between concerted and stepwise PCET-mechanisms in the oxidation of 4-methoxyphenol by Ru(bpy)33+-derivatives in the presence of substituted pyridine bases. These diagrams show the dominating mechanism as a function of driving force for electron and proton transfer (ΔG0ET and ΔG0PT) respectively [Tyburski et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 560]. Within this framework, we demonstrate strategies for mechanistic tuning, namely balancing of ΔG0ET and ΔG0PT, steric hindrance of the proton-transfer coordinate, and isotope substitution. Sterically hindered pyridine bases gave larger reorganization energy for concerted PCET, resulting in a shift towards a step-wise electron first-mechanism in the zone diagrams. For cases when sufficiently strong oxidants are used, substitution of protons for deuterons leads to a switch from concerted electron–proton transfer (CEPT) to an electron transfer limited (ETPTlim) mechanism. We thereby, for the first time, provide direct experimental evidence, that the vibronic coupling strength affects the switching point between CEPT and ETPTlim, i.e. at what driving force one or the other mechanism starts dominating. Implications for solar fuel catalysis are discussed. The mechanism by which proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) occurs is of fundamental importance and has great consequences for applications, e.g. in catalysis.![]()
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- Robin Tyburski
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 532, SE75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 532, SE75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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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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Nichols AW, Cook EN, Gan YJ, Miedaner PR, Dressel JM, Dickie DA, Shafaat HS, Machan CW. Pendent Relay Enhances H 2O 2 Selectivity during Dioxygen Reduction Mediated by Bipyridine-Based Co-N 2O 2 Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:13065-13073. [PMID: 34380313 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Generally, cobalt-N2O2 complexes show selectivity for hydrogen peroxide during electrochemical dioxygen (O2) reduction. We recently reported a Co(III)-N2O2 complex with a 2,2'-bipyridine-based ligand backbone which showed alternative selectivity: H2O was observed as the primary reduction product from O2 (71 ± 5%) with decamethylferrocene as a chemical reductant and acetic acid as a proton donor in methanol solution. We hypothesized that the key selectivity difference in this case arises in part from increased favorability of protonation at the distal O position of the key intermediate Co(III)-hydroperoxide species. To interrogate this hypothesis, we have prepared a new Co(III) compound that contains pendent -OMe groups poised to direct protonation toward the proximal O atom of this hydroperoxo intermediate. Mechanistic studies in acetonitrile (MeCN) solution reveal two regimes are possible in the catalytic response, dependent on added acid strength and the presence of the pendent proton donor relay. In the presence of stronger acids, the activity of the complex containing pendent relays becomes O2 dependent, implying a shift to Co(III)-superoxide protonation as the rate-determining step. Interestingly, the inclusion of the relay results in primarily H2O2 production in MeCN, despite minimal difference between the standard reduction potentials of the three complexes tested. EPR spectroscopic studies indicate the formation of Co(III)-superoxide species in the presence of exogenous base, with greater O2 reactivity observed in the presence of the pendent -OMe groups.
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- Asa W Nichols
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd., PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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Determining the Overpotential of Electrochemical Fuel Synthesis Mediated by Molecular Catalysts: Recommended Practices, Standard Reduction Potentials, and Challenges. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Rana A, Lee YM, Li X, Cao R, Fukuzumi S, Nam W. Highly Efficient Catalytic Two-Electron Two-Proton Reduction of Dioxygen to Hydrogen Peroxide with a Cobalt Corrole Complex. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Atanu Rana
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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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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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- 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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Brezny AC, Nedzbala HS, Mayer JM. Multiple selectivity-determining mechanisms of H 2O 2 formation in iron porphyrin-catalysed oxygen reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1202-1205. [PMID: 33427251 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06701f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Multiple H2O2-forming mechanisms are accessible in Fe(porphyrin)-catalysed oxygen reduction, a key reaction in both fuel cell technologies and oxygen-utilizing enzymes. Our kinetic analysis reveals that the porphyrin secondary structure dictates the pathway for H2O2 formation. This approach is generalizable to other electrocatalytic processes and provides insight into the selectivity-determining steps.
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- Anna C Brezny
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Nichols AW, Kuehner JS, Huffman BL, Miedaner PR, Dickie DA, Machan CW. Reduction of dioxygen to water by a Co(N 2O 2) complex with a 2,2'-bipyridine backbone. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:516-519. [PMID: 33331837 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06763f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We report a Co-based complex for the reduction of O2 to H2O utilizing decamethylferrocene as chemical reductant and acetic acid as a proton donor in methanol solution. Despite structural similarities to previously reported Co(N2O2) complexes capable of catalytic O2 reduction, this system shows selectivity for the four-electron/four-proton reduction product, H2O, instead of the two-electron/two-proton reduction product, H2O2. Mechanistic studies show that the overall rate law is analogous to previous examples, suggesting that the key selectivity difference arises in part from increased favorability of protonation at the distal O position of the key intermediate Co(iii)-hydroperoxide, instead of the proximal one. Interestingly, no product selectivity dependence is observed with respect to the presence of pyridine, which is proposed to bind trans to O2 during catalysis.
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- Asa W Nichols
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Rd, PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, USA.
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Zhang R, Warren JJ. Recent Developments in Metalloporphyrin Electrocatalysts for Reduction of Small Molecules: Strategies for Managing Electron and Proton Transfer Reactions. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:293-302. [PMID: 33064354 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Porphyrins are archetypal ligands in inorganic chemistry. The last 10 years have seen important new advances in the use of metalloporphyrins as catalysts in the activation and reduction of small molecules, in particular O2 and CO2 . Recent developments of new molecular designs, scaling relationships, and theoretical modeling of mechanisms have rapidly advanced the utility of porphyrins as electrocatalysts. This Minireview focuses on the summary and evaluation of recent developments of metalloporphyrin O2 and CO2 reduction electrocatalysts, with an emphasis on contrasting homogeneous and heterogeneous electrocatalysis. Comparisons for proposed reaction mechanisms are provided for both CO2 and O2 reduction, and ideas are proposed about how lessons from the last decade of research can lead to the development of practical, applied porphyrin-derived catalysts.
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- Rui Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BCV5A1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BCV5A1S6, Canada
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Straistari T, Morozan A, Shova S, Réglier M, Orio M, Artero V. Catalytic Reduction of Oxygen by a Copper Thiosemicarbazone Complex. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tatiana Straistari
- CEA/IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 17 rue des Martyrs, F‐ 38054 Grenoble cedex 9 France
- Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Aix‐Marseille Univ., CNRS Marseille France
- Institute of Chemistry. Academy of Sciences of Moldova 3, Academiei street MD 2028 Chisinau Republic of Moldova
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- CEA/IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 17 rue des Martyrs, F‐ 38054 Grenoble cedex 9 France
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry "Petru Poni" 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley 700487 Iasi Romania
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- Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Aix‐Marseille Univ., CNRS Marseille France
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- Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Aix‐Marseille Univ., CNRS Marseille France
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- CEA/IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 17 rue des Martyrs, F‐ 38054 Grenoble cedex 9 France
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Wang YH, Mondal B, Stahl SS. Molecular Cobalt Catalysts for O2 Reduction to H2O2: Benchmarking Catalyst Performance via Rate–Overpotential Correlations. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yu-Heng Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Chapovetsky A, Liu JJ, Welborn M, Luna JM, Do T, Haiges R, Miller III TF, Marinescu SC. Electronically Modified Cobalt Aminopyridine Complexes Reveal an Orthogonal Axis for Catalytic Optimization for CO2 Reduction. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:13709-13718. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Alon Chapovetsky
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Suzuki W, Kotani H, Ishizuka T, Kojima T. A Mechanistic Dichotomy in Two-Electron Reduction of Dioxygen Catalyzed by N,N'-Dimethylated Porphyrin Isomers. Chemistry 2020; 26:10480-10486. [PMID: 32329533 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Selective two-electron reduction of dioxygen (O2 ) to hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) has been achieved by two saddle-distorted N,N'-dimethylated porphyrin isomers, an N21,N'22-dimethylated porphyrin (anti-Me2 P) and an N21,N'23-dimethylated porphyrin (syn-Me2 P) as catalysts and ferrocene derivatives as electron donors in the presence of protic acids in acetonitrile. The higher catalytic performance in an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was achieved by anti-Me2 P with higher turnover number (TON=250 for 30 min) than that by syn-Me2 P (TON=218 for 60 min). The reactive intermediates in the catalytic ORR were confirmed to be the corresponding isophlorins (anti-Me2 Iph or syn-Me2 Iph) by spectroscopic measurements. The rate-determining step in the catalytic ORRs was concluded to be proton-coupled electron-transfer reduction of O2 with isophlorins based on kinetic analysis. The ORR rate by anti-Me2 Iph was accelerated by external protons, judging from the dependence of the observed initial rates on acid concentrations. In contrast, no acceleration of the ORR rate with syn-Me2 Iph by external protons was observed. The different mechanisms in the O2 reduction by the two isomers should be derived from that of the arrangement of hydrogen bonding of a O2 with inner NH protons of the isophlorins.
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- Wataru Suzuki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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Mazur U, Hipps KW. Single molecule level studies of reversible ligand binding to metal porphyrins at the solution/solid interface. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424620300049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ligands bind reversibly to metal porphyrins in processes such as molecular recognition, electron transport and catalysis. These chemically relevant processes are ubiquitous in biology and are important in technological applications. In this article, we focus on the current advances in ligand binding to metal porphyrin receptors noncovalently bound at the solution/solid interface. In particular, we restrict ourselves to studies at the single molecule level. Dynamics of the binding/dissociation process can be monitored by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and can yield both qualitative and quantitative information about ligand binding affinity and the energetics that define a particular ligation reaction. Molecular and time dependent imaging can establish whether the process under study is at equilibrium. Ligand-concentration-dependent studies have been used to determine adsorption isotherms and thermodynamic data for processes occurring at the solution/solid interface. In several binding reactions, the solid support acted as an electron-donating fifth coordination site, thereby significantly changing the metal porphyrin receptor’s affinity for exogenous ligands. Supporting calculations provide insight into the metalloporphyrin/support and ligand–metalloporphyrin/support interactions and their energetics.
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- Ursula Mazur
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4630, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4630, USA
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Kostopoulos N, Achaibou C, Noël JM, Kanoufi F, Robert M, Fave C, Anxolabéhère-Mallart E. Electrocatalytic O 2 Activation by Fe Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin in Acidic Organic Media. Evidence of High-Valent Fe Oxo Species. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11577-11583. [PMID: 32799464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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O2 activation under mild conditions remains a weighty challenge for chemists. Herein we report a study of electrochemical O2 reductive activation catalyzed by FeIII(F20TPP)Cl, by means of cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry in acidic solutions of N,N-dimethylformamide. Two parallel catalytic pathways have been evidenced occurring at different overpotentials. At high overpotential a classical electron-proton (EPT) pathway where protonation of Fe peroxo ultimately leads to the formation of high-valent Fe oxo species dominates. At low overpotential a proton-electron (PET) pathway involving a hydrosuperoxo species has been identified.
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- Nikolaos Kostopoulos
- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, ITODYS, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France
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Harris JW, Bates JS, Bukowski BC, Greeley J, Gounder R. Opportunities in Catalysis over Metal-Zeotypes Enabled by Descriptions of Active Centers Beyond Their Binding Site. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- James W. Harris
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Box 870203, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Stratakes BM, Miller AJM. H 2 Evolution at an Electrochemical “Underpotential” with an Iridium-Based Molecular Photoelectrocatalyst. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Bethany M. Stratakes
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Martin DJ, Wise CF, Pegis ML, Mayer JM. Developing Scaling Relationships for Molecular Electrocatalysis through Studies of Fe-Porphyrin-Catalyzed O 2 Reduction. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1056-1065. [PMID: 32281786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a multiproton/multielectron transformation in which dioxygen (O2) is reduced to water or hydrogen peroxide and serves as the cathode reaction in most fuel cells. The ORR (O2 + 4e- + 4H+ → 2H2O) involves up to nine substrates and thus requires navigating a complicated reaction landscape, typically with several high-energy intermediates. Many catalysts can perform this reaction, though few operate with fast rates and at low overpotentials (close to the thermodynamic potential). Attempts to optimize these parameters, both in homogeneous and heterogeneous electrocatalytic systems, have focused on modifying catalyst design and understanding kinetic/thermodynamic relationships between catalytic intermediates. One such method for analyzing and predicting catalyst reactivity and efficiency has been the development of "molecular scaling relationships". Here, we share our experience deriving and utilizing molecular scaling relationships for soluble, iron-porphyrin-catalyzed O2 reduction in organic solvents. These relationships correlate turnover frequencies (TOFmax) and effective overpotentials (ηeff), properties uniquely defined for homogeneous catalysts. Following a general introduction of scaling relationships for both homogeneous and heterogeneous electrocatalysis, we describe the components of such scaling relationships: (i) the overall thermochemistry of the reaction and (ii) the rate and rate law of the catalyzed reaction. We then show how connecting these thermodynamic and kinetic parameters reveals multiple molecular scaling relationships for iron-porphyrin-catalyzed O2 reduction. For example, the log(TOFmax) responds steeply to changes in ηeff that result from different catalyst reduction potentials (18.5 decades in TOFmax/V in ηeff) but much less dramatically to changes in ηeff that arise from varying the pKa of the acid buffer (5.1 decades in TOFmax/V in ηeff). Thus, a single scaling relationship is not always sufficient for describing molecular electrocatalysis. This is particularly evident when the catalyst identity and reaction conditions are coupled. Using these multiple scaling relationships, we demonstrate that the metrics of turnover frequency and effective overpotential can be predictably tuned to achieve faster rates at lowered overpotentials. This Account uses a collection of related stories describing our research on soluble iron-porphyrin-catalyzed ORR to show how molecular scaling relationships can be derived and used for any electrocatalytic reaction. Such scaling relationships are powerful tools that connect the thermochemistry, mechanism, and rate law for a catalytic system. We hope that this collection shows the utility and simplicity of the molecular scaling approach for understanding catalysis, for enabling direct comparisons between catalyst systems, and for optimizing catalytic processes.
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- Daniel J. Martin
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Brezny AC, Johnson SI, Raugei S, Mayer JM. Selectivity-Determining Steps in O 2 Reduction Catalyzed by Iron(tetramesitylporphyrin). J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:4108-4113. [PMID: 32064870 PMCID: PMC7266133 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the cathode reaction in fuel cells and its selectivity for water over hydrogen peroxide production is important for these technologies. Iron porphyrin catalysts have long been studied for the ORR, but the origins of their selectivity are not well understood because the selectivity-determining step(s) usually occur after the rate-determining step. We report here the effects of acid concentration, as well as other solution conditions such as acid pKa, on the H2O2/H2O selectivity in electrocatalytic ORR by iron(tetramesitylporphyrin) (Fe(TMP)) in DMF. The results show that selectivity reflects a kinetic competition in which the dependence on [HX] is one order greater for the production of H2O than H2O2. Based on such experimental results and computational studies, we propose that the selectivity is governed by competition between protonation of the hydroperoxo intermediate, FeIII(TMP)(OOH), to produce water versus dissociation of the HOO- ligand to yield H2O2. The data rule out a bifurcation based on the regioselectivity of protonation of the hydroperoxide, as suggested in the enzymatic systems. Furthermore, the analysis developed in this report should be generally valuable to the study of selectivity in other multi-proton/multi-electron electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Anna C. Brezny
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Martin DJ, Mercado BQ, Mayer JM. Combining scaling relationships overcomes rate versus overpotential trade-offs in O 2 molecular electrocatalysis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaaz3318. [PMID: 32201730 PMCID: PMC7069693 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz3318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The development of advanced chemical-to-electrical energy conversions requires fast and efficient electrocatalysis of multielectron/multiproton reactions, such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Using molecular catalysts, correlations between the reaction rate and energy efficiency have recently been identified. Improved catalysis requires circumventing the rate versus overpotential trade-offs implied by such "scaling relationships." Described here is an ORR system-using a soluble iron porphyrin and weak acids-with the best reported combination of rate and efficiency for a soluble ORR catalyst. This advance is achieved not by "breaking" scaling relationships but rather by combining two of them. Key to this behavior is a polycationic ligand, which enhances anionic ligand binding and changes the catalyst E 1/2. These results show how combining scaling relationships is a powerful way toward improved electrocatalysis.
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- Charles W. Machan
- University of Virginia, McCormick Road,
PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, United States
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Smith PT, Kim Y, Benke BP, Kim K, Chang CJ. Supramolecular Tuning Enables Selective Oxygen Reduction Catalyzed by Cobalt Porphyrins for Direct Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4902-4907. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Peter T. Smith
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
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Smith PT, Kim Y, Benke BP, Kim K, Chang CJ. Supramolecular Tuning Enables Selective Oxygen Reduction Catalyzed by Cobalt Porphyrins for Direct Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Peter T. Smith
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-1460 USA
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Penta-coordinated transition metal macrocycles as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. J Solid State Electrochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-019-04489-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Kuo HC, Liu SH, Lin YG, Chiang CL, Tsang DCW. Synthesis of FeCo–N@N-doped carbon oxygen reduction catalysts via microwave-assisted ammoxidation. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00376j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A core–shell structured FeCo–N@N-doped carbon derived from biomass wastes (sugarcane and palm kernel shell) is facilely prepared by hydrothermal carbonization and NH3 microwave ammoxidation methods.
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- Hung-Chih Kuo
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan 70101
- Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
- Hsinchu 30076
- Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
- Hsinchu 30076
- Taiwan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- China
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Ward TR. ACS Central Science Virtual Issue on Bioinspired Catalysis. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:1732-1735. [PMID: 31807670 PMCID: PMC6891863 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Liu Y, Zhou G, Zhang Z, Lei H, Yao Z, Li J, Lin J, Cao R. Significantly improved electrocatalytic oxygen reduction by an asymmetrical Pacman dinuclear cobalt(ii) porphyrin-porphyrin dyad. Chem Sci 2019; 11:87-96. [PMID: 32110360 PMCID: PMC7012046 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05041h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Asymmetrical Pacman dinuclear Co bisporphyrin shows significantly improved activity and selectivity for catalytic reduction of O2 to water in comparison with corresponding mononuclear Co porphyrins and symmetrical dinuclear Co bisporphyrins.
Pacman dinuclear CoII triphenylporphyrin-tri(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin 1 and dinuclear CoII bis-tri(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin 2, anchored at the two meso-positions of a benzene linker, are synthesized and examined as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Both dinuclear Co bisporphyrins are more efficient and selective than corresponding mononuclear CoII tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin 3 and CoII tetraphenylporphyrin 4 for the four-electron electrocatalytic reduction of O2 to water. Significantly, although the ORR selectivities of the two dinuclear Co bisporphyrins are similar to each other, 1 outperforms 2, in terms of larger catalytic ORR currents and lower overpotentials. Electrochemical studies showed different redox behaviors of the two Co sites of 1: the CoIII/CoII reduction of the Co-TPP (TPP = triphenylporphyrin) site is well-behind that of the Co-TPFP (TPFP = tri(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin) site by 440 mV. This difference indicated their different roles in the ORR: CoII-TPFP is likely the O2 binding and reduction site, while CoIII-TPP, which is generated by the oxidation of CoII-TPP on electrodes, may function as a Lewis acid to assist the O2 binding and activation. The positively charged CoIII-TPP will have through-space charge interactions with the negatively charged O2-adduct unit, which will reduce the activation energy barrier for the ORR. This effect of Co-TPP closely resembles that of the CuB site of metalloenzyme cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), which catalyzes the biological reduction of O2. This work represents a rare example of asymmetrical dinuclear metal catalysts, which can catalyze the 4e reduction of O2 with high selectivity and significantly improved activity.
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- Yanju Liu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry , Ministry of Education , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , China . .,Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , 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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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , 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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- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 101408 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 101408 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , 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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