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Uhlig F, Stammler MB, Meurer F, Shenderovich IG, Blahut J, Wisser FM. Monitoring structure and coordination chemistry of Co 4O 4-based oxygen evolution catalysts by nitrogen-14/-15 and cobalt-59 NMR spectroscopy. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8541-8545. [PMID: 38712528 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01273a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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The structural features of cobalt-based oxygen evolution catalysts are elucidated by combining high-field MAS NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. The superior photocatalytic activity of the heterogeneous system over its homogeneous counterpart is rationalised by the structural features. The higher activity is caused by a more favourable electron-withdrawing character of the framework.
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- Felix Uhlig
- University of Regensburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- University of Regensburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- University of Regensburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
- Rossendorf Beamline, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- University of Regensburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 31, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- University of Regensburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
- Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Chen LX, Yano J. Deciphering Photoinduced Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms in Natural and Artificial Photosynthetic Systems on Multiple Temporal and Spatial Scales Using X-ray Probes. Chem Rev 2024; 124:5421-5469. [PMID: 38663009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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Utilization of renewable energies for catalytically generating value-added chemicals is highly desirable in this era of rising energy demands and climate change impacts. Artificial photosynthetic systems or photocatalysts utilize light to convert abundant CO2, H2O, and O2 to fuels, such as carbohydrates and hydrogen, thus converting light energy to storable chemical resources. The emergence of intense X-ray pulses from synchrotrons, ultrafast X-ray pulses from X-ray free electron lasers, and table-top laser-driven sources over the past decades opens new frontiers in deciphering photoinduced catalytic reaction mechanisms on the multiple temporal and spatial scales. Operando X-ray spectroscopic methods offer a new set of electronic transitions in probing the oxidation states, coordinating geometry, and spin states of the metal catalytic center and photosensitizers with unprecedented energy and time resolution. Operando X-ray scattering methods enable previously elusive reaction steps to be characterized on different length scales and time scales. The methodological progress and their application examples collected in this review will offer a glimpse into the accomplishments and current state in deciphering reaction mechanisms for both natural and synthetic systems. Looking forward, there are still many challenges and opportunities at the frontier of catalytic research that will require further advancement of the characterization techniques.
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- Lin X Chen
- Chemical Science and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Biswas B, Siddiqui AI, Majee MC, Saha SK, Mondal B, Saha R, Gómez García CJ. Heptanuclear Mixed-Valence Co 4IIICo 3II Molecular Wheel─A Molecular Analogue of Layered Double Hydroxides with Single-Molecule Magnet Behavior and Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:6161-6172. [PMID: 38526851 PMCID: PMC11005049 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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We present a bifunctional heptanuclear cobalt(II)/cobalt(III) molecular complex formulated as [Co7(μ3-OH)4(H2L1)2(HL2)2](NO3)6·6H2O (1) (where H5L1 is 2,2'-(((1E,1'E)-((2-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(methanylylidene))bis(azanylylidene))bis(propane-1,3-diol)) and H2L2 is 2-amino-1,3-propanediol). Compound 1 has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis along with other spectral and magnetic measurements. Structural analysis indicates that 1 contains a mixed-valence Co7 cluster where a central Co(II) ion is connected to six different Co centers (four CoIII and two CoII ions) by four μ3-OH groups, giving rise to a planar heptanuclear cluster that resembles a molecular fragment of a layered double hydroxide (LDH). Two triply deprotonated (H2L1)3- ligands form the outer side of the cluster while two singly deprotonated (HL2)- ligands are located at the top and bottom of the central heptanuclear core. Variable temperature magnetic measurements indicate the presence of weak ferromagnetic CoII···CoII interactions (J = 3.53(6) cm-1) within the linear trinuclear CoII cluster. AC susceptibility measurements show that 1 is a field-induced single-molecule magnet (SMM) with τ0 = 8.2(7) × 10-7 s and Ueff = 11.3(4) K. The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of 1 in homogeneous phase shows an overpotential of 455 mV, with a Faradaic efficiency of 81% and a TOF of 8.97 × 104 μmol H2 h-1 mol-1.
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- Biplab Biswas
- Department
of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol 713340, West Bengal, India
- Department
of Chemistry, Hooghly Mohsin College, Chinsurah 712101, West Bengal, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol 713340, West Bengal, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol 713340, West Bengal, India
- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
de Valencia, Burjasot, Valencia 46100, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
de Valencia, Burjasot, Valencia 46100, Spain
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Manohar EM, Dhandapani HN, Roy S, Pełka R, Rams M, Konieczny P, Tothadi S, Kundu S, Dey A, Das S. Tetranuclear Co II4O 4 Cubane Complex: Effective Catalyst Toward Electrochemical Water Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4883-4897. [PMID: 38494956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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The reaction of Co(OAc)2·6H2O with 2,2'-[{(1E,1'E)-pyridine-2,6-diyl-bis(methaneylylidene)bis(azaneylylidene)}diphenol](LH2) a multisite coordination ligand and Et3N in a 1:2:3 stoichiometric ratio forms a tetranuclear complex Co4(L)2(μ-η1:η1-OAc)2(η2-OAc)2]· 1.5 CH3OH· 1.5 CHCl3 (1). Based on X-ray diffraction investigations, complex 1 comprises a distorted Co4O4 cubane core consisting of two completely deprotonated ligands [L]2- and four acetate ligands. Two distinct types of CoII centers exist in the complex, where the Co(2) center has a distorted octahedral geometry; alternatively, Co(1) has a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry. Analysis of magnetic data in 1 shows predominant antiferromagnetic coupling (J = -2.1 cm-1), while the magnetic anisotropy is the easy-plane type (D1 = 8.8, D2 = 0.76 cm-1). Furthermore, complex 1 demonstrates an electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with an overpotential of 325 mV and Tafel slope of 85 mV dec-1, required to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and moderate stability under alkaline conditions (pH = 14). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies reveal that compound 1 has a charge transfer resistance (Rct) of 2.927 Ω, which is comparatively lower than standard Co3O4 (5.242 Ω), indicating rapid charge transfer kinetics between electrode and electrolyte solution that enhances higher catalytic activity toward OER kinetics.
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- Ezhava Manu Manohar
- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630003, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30348, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Analytical and Environmental Sciences Division and Centralized Instrumentation Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), NH 207, Nagadenehalli, Doddaballapur Taluk, Bengaluru, Karnataka 561203, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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Anferov SW, Boyn JN, Mazziotti DA, Anderson JS. Selective Cobalt-Mediated Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide from Water under Mild Conditions via Ligand Redox Non-Innocence. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5855-5863. [PMID: 38375752 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Despite the broad importance of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in oxidative transformations, there are comparatively few viable routes for its production. The majority of commercial H2O2 is currently produced by the stepwise reduction of dioxygen (O2) via the anthraquinone process, but direct electrochemical formation from water (H2O) would have several advantages─namely, avoiding flammable gases or stepwise separations. However, the selective oxidation of H2O to form H2O2 over the thermodynamically favored product of O2 is a difficult synthetic challenge. Here, we present a molecular H2O oxidation system with excellent selectivity for H2O2 that functions both stoichiometrically and catalytically. We observe high efficiency for electrocatalytic H2O2 production at low overpotential with no O2 observed under any conditions. Mechanistic studies with both calculations and kinetic analyses from isolated intermediates suggest that H2O2 formation occurs in a bimolecular fashion via a dinuclear H2O2-bridged intermediate with an important role for a redox non-innocent ligand. This system showcases the ability of metal-ligand cooperativity and strategic design of the secondary coordination sphere to promote kinetically and thermodynamically challenging selectivity in oxidative catalysis.
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- Sophie W Anferov
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60627, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60627, United States
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Singh A, Roy L. Evolution in the Design of Water Oxidation Catalysts with Transition-Metals: A Perspective on Biological, Molecular, Supramolecular, and Hybrid Approaches. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:9886-9920. [PMID: 38463281 PMCID: PMC10918817 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Increased demand for a carbon-neutral sustainable energy scheme augmented by climatic threats motivates the design and exploration of novel approaches that reserve intermittent solar energy in the form of chemical bonds in molecules and materials. In this context, inspired by biological processes, artificial photosynthesis has garnered significant attention as a promising solution to convert solar power into chemical fuels from abundantly found H2O. Among the two redox half-reactions in artificial photosynthesis, the four-electron oxidation of water according to 2H2O → O2 + 4H+ + 4e- comprises the major bottleneck and is a severe impediment toward sustainable energy production. As such, devising new catalytic platforms, with traditional concepts of molecular, materials and biological catalysis and capable of integrating the functional architectures of the natural oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II would certainly be a value-addition toward this objective. In this review, we discuss the progress in construction of ideal water oxidation catalysts (WOCs), starting with the ingenuity of the biological design with earth-abundant transition metal ions, which then diverges into molecular, supramolecular and hybrid approaches, blurring any existing chemical or conceptual boundaries. We focus on the geometric, electronic, and mechanistic understanding of state-of-the-art homogeneous transition-metal containing molecular WOCs and summarize the limiting factors such as choice of ligands and predominance of environmentally unrewarding and expensive noble-metals, necessity of high-valency on metal, thermodynamic instability of intermediates, and reversibility of reactions that create challenges in construction of robust and efficient water oxidation catalyst. We highlight how judicious heterogenization of atom-efficient molecular WOCs in supramolecular and hybrid approaches put forth promising avenues to alleviate the existing problems in molecular catalysis, albeit retaining their fascinating intrinsic reactivities. Taken together, our overview is expected to provide guiding principles on opportunities, challenges, and crucial factors for designing novel water oxidation catalysts based on a synergy between conventional and contemporary methodologies that will incite the expansion of the domain of artificial photosynthesis.
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- Ajeet
Kumar Singh
- Institute of Chemical Technology
Mumbai−IOC Odisha Campus Bhubaneswar, IIT Kharagpur Extension
Centre, Bhubaneswar − 751013 India
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- Institute of Chemical Technology
Mumbai−IOC Odisha Campus Bhubaneswar, IIT Kharagpur Extension
Centre, Bhubaneswar − 751013 India
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Li S, Jiang W, Sui Q, Gao Y, Jiang Y. A heterogeneous cobalt cubane polymer co-catalyst for cooperative water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:3975-3979. [PMID: 38348674 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03496h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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We achieve a successful transition of Co4O4 molecules from a homogeneous to a heterogeneous system by modifying the functional groups at their termini. The resulting cocatalyst, denoted as Co4O4-poly, not only preserved the catalytic sites of Co4O4 molecules but also exhibited outstanding performance in catalyzing water oxidation.
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- Siyuan Li
- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China.
- Guandong Cawolo Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd, Foshan 528226, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China.
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Jiang W, Li S, Sui Q, Gao Y, Li F, Xia L, Jiang Y. A Facile Design for Water-Oxidation Molecular Catalysts Precise Assembling on Photoanodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305919. [PMID: 37984864 PMCID: PMC10787085 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Regulating the interfacial charge transfer behavior between cocatalysts and semiconductors remains a critical challenge for attaining efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation reactions. Herein, using bismuth vanadate (BiVO4 ) photoanode as a model, it introduces an Au binding bridge as holes transfer channels onto the surfaces of BiVO4 , and the cyano-functionalized cobalt cubane (Co4 O4 ) molecules are preferentially immobilized on the Au bridge due to the strong adsorption of cyano groups with Au nanoparticles. This orchestrated arrangement facilitates the seamless transfer of photogenerated holes from BiVO4 to Co4 O4 molecules, forming an orderly charge transfer pathway connecting the light-absorbing layer to reactive sites. An exciting photocurrent density of 5.06 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (3.4 times that of BiVO4 ) is obtained by the Co4 O4 @Au(A)/BiVO4 photoanode, where the surface charge recombination is almost completely suppressed accompanied by a surface charge transfer efficiency over 95%. This work represents a promising strategy for accelerating interfacial charge transfer and achieving efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation reaction.
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- Wenchao Jiang
- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
- School of Chemical and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
- Yingkou Institute of Technology, Yingkou, Liaoning, 115100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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Ezhov R, Bury G, Maximova O, Grant ED, Kondo M, Masaoka S, Pushkar Y. Pentanuclear iron complex for water oxidation: spectroscopic analysis of reactive intermediates in solution and catalyst immobilization into the MOF-based photoanode. J Catal 2024; 429:115230. [PMID: 38187083 PMCID: PMC10769158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.115230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Photoelectrochemical water splitting can produce green hydrogen for industrial use and CO2-neutral transportation, ensuring the transition from fossil fuels to green, renewable energy sources. The iron-based electrocatalyst [FeII4FeIII(μ-3-O)(μ-L)6]3+ (LH = 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazole) (1), discovered in 2016, is one of the fastest molecular water oxidation catalysts (WOC) based on earth-abundant elements. However, its water oxidation reaction mechanism has not been yet fully elucidated. Here, we present in situ X-ray spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis of electrochemical water oxidation reaction (WOR) promoted by (1) in water-acetonitrile solution. We observed transient reactive intermediates during the in situ electrochemical WOR, consistent with a coordination sphere expansion prior to the onset of catalytic current. At a pre-catalytic (~+1.1 V vs. Ag/AgCl) potential, the distinct g~2.0 EPR signal assigned to FeIII/FeIV interaction was observed. Prolonged bulk electrolysis at catalytic (~+1.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl) potential leads to the further oxidation of Fe centers in (1). At the steady state achieved with such electrolysis, the formation of hypervalent FeV=O and FeIV=O catalytic intermediates was inferred with XANES and EXAFS fitting, detecting a short Fe=O bond at ~1.6 Å. (1) was embedded into MIL-126 MOF with the formation of (1)-MIL-126 composite. The latter was tested in photoelectrochemical WOR and demonstrated an improvement of electrocatalytic current upon visible light irradiation in acidic (pH=2) water solution. The presented spectroscopic analysis gives further insight into the catalytic pathways of multinuclear systems and should help the subsequent development of more energy- and cost-effective catalysts of water splitting based on earth-abundant metals. Photoelectrocatalytic activity of (1)-MIL-126 confirms the possibility of creating an assembly of (1) inside a solid support and boosting it with solar irradiation towards industrial applications of the catalyst.
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- Roman Ezhov
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Uzunova E, Georgieva I, Zahariev T. Water Splitting Reaction Mechanism on Transition Metal (Fe-Cu) Sulphide and Selenide Clusters-А DFT Study. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 17:56. [PMID: 38203910 PMCID: PMC10780287 DOI: 10.3390/ma17010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The tetracarbonyl complexes of transition metal chalcogenides M2X2(CO)4, where M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and X = S, Se, are examined by density functional theory (DFT). The M2X2 core is cyclic with either planar or non-planar geometry. As a sulfide, it is present in natural enzymes and has a selective redox capacity. The reduced forms of the selenide and sulfide complexes are relevant to the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and they provide different positions of hydride ligand binding: (i) at a chalcogenide site, (ii) at a particular cation site and (iii) in a midway position forming equal bonds to both cation sites. The full pathway of water decomposition to molecular hydrogen and oxygen is traced by transition state theory. The iron and cobalt complexes, cobalt selenide, in particular, provide lower energy barriers in HER as compared to the nickel and copper complexes. In the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), cobalt and iron selenide tetracarbonyls provide a low energy barrier via OOH* intermediate. All of the intermediate species possess favorable excitation transitions in the visible light spectrum, as evidenced by TD-DFT calculations and they allow photoactivation. In conclusion, cobalt and iron selenide tetracarbonyl complexes emerge as promising photocatalysts in water splitting.
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- Ellie Uzunova
- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (I.G.); (T.Z.)
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Saini A, Das C, Rai S, Guha A, Dolui D, Majumder P, Dutta A. A homogeneous cobalt complex mediated electro and photocatalytic O 2/H 2O interconversion in neutral water. iScience 2023; 26:108189. [PMID: 37920669 PMCID: PMC10618691 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The O2/H2O redox couple is vital in various renewable energy conversion strategies. This work delves into the Co(L-histidine)2 complex, a functional mimic of oxygen-carrying metalloproteins, and its electrochemical behavior driving the bidirectional oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution (OER) activity in neutral water. This complex electrocatalyzes O2 via two distinct pathways: a two-electron O2/H2O2 reduction (catalytic rate = 250 s-1) and a four-electron O2 to H2O production (catalytic rate = 66 s-1). The formation of the key trans-μ-1,2-Co(III)-peroxo intermediate expedites this process. Additionally, this complex effectively oxidizes water to O2 (catalytic rate = 15606 s-1) at anodic potentials via a Co(IV)-oxo species. Additionally, this complex executes the ORR and OER under photocatalytic conditions in neutral water in the presence of appropriate photosensitizer (Eosin-Y) and redox mediators (triethanolamine/ORR and Na2S2O8/OER) at an appreciable rate. These results highlight one of the early examples of both electro- and photoactive bidirectional ORR/OER catalysts operational in neutral water.
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- Abhishek Saini
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- National Center of Excellence in CCU, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- National Center of Excellence in CCU, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Depenbrock F, Limpke T, Bill E, SantaLucia DJ, van Gastel M, Walleck S, Oldengott J, Stammler A, Bögge H, Glaser T. Reactivities and Electronic Structures of μ-1,2-Peroxo and μ-1,2-Superoxo Co IIICo III Complexes: Electrophilic Reactivity and O 2 Release Induced by Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17913-17930. [PMID: 37838986 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Peroxo complexes are key intermediates in water oxidation catalysis (WOC). Cobalt plays an important role in WOC, either as oxides CoOx or as {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)CoIII} complexes, which are the oldest peroxo complexes known. The oxidation of {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)CoIII} complexes had usually been described to form {CoIII(μ-1,2-superoxo)CoIII} complexes; however, recently the formation of {CoIV(μ-1,2-peroxo)CoIII} species were suggested. Using a bis(tetradentate) dinucleating ligand, we present here the synthesis and characterization of {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} and {CoIII(μ-OH)2CoIII} complexes. Oxidation of {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} at -40 °C in CH3CN provides the stable {CoIII(μ-1,2-superoxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} species and activates electrophilic reactivity. Moreover, {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} catalyzes water oxidation, not molecularly but rather via CoOx films. While {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} can be reversibly deprotonated with DBU at -40 °C in CH3CN, {CoIII(μ-1,2-superoxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} undergoes irreversible conversions upon reaction with bases to a new intermediate that is also the decay product of {CoIII(μ-1,2-superoxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} in aqueous solution at pH > 2. Based on a combination of experimental methods, the new intermediate is proposed to have a {CoII(μ-OH)CoIII} core formed by the release of O2 from {CoIII(μ-1,2-superoxo)(μ-OH)CoIII} confirmed by a 100% yield of O2 upon photocatalytic oxidation of {CoIII(μ-1,2-peroxo)(μ-OH)CoIII}. This release of O2 by oxidation of a peroxo intermediate corresponds to the last step in molecular WOC.
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- Felix Depenbrock
- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, Mülheim an der Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld D-33615, Germany
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Schwiedrzik L, Rajkovic T, González L. Regeneration and Degradation in a Biomimetic Polyoxometalate Water Oxidation Catalyst. ACS Catal 2023; 13:3007-3019. [PMID: 36910868 PMCID: PMC9990072 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
Complete understanding of catalytic cycles is required to advance the design of water oxidation catalysts, but it is difficult to attain, due to the complex factors governing their reactivity and stability. In this study, we investigate the regeneration and degradation pathways of the highly active biomimetic water oxidation catalyst [Mn3+ 2Mn4+ 2V4O17(OAc)3]3-, thereby completing its catalytic cycle. Beginning with the deactivated species [Mn3+ 4V4O17(OAc)2]4- left over after O2 evolution, we scrutinize a network of reaction intermediates belonging to two alternative water oxidation cycles. We find that catalyst regeneration to the activated species [Mn4+ 4V4O17(OAc)2(OH)(H2O)]- proceeds via oxidation of each Mn center, with one water ligand being bound during the first oxidation step and a second water ligand being bound and deprotonated during the final oxidation step. ΔΔG values for this last oxidation are consistent with previous experimental results, while regeneration within an alternative catalytic cycle was found to be thermodynamically unfavorable. Extensive in silico sampling of catalyst structures also revealed two degradation processes: cubane opening and ligand dissociation, both of which have low barriers at highly reduced states of the catalyst due to the presence of Jahn-Teller effects. These mechanistic insights are expected to spur the development of more efficient and stable Mn cubane water oxidation catalysts.
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- Ludwig Schwiedrzik
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Kondo M, Masaoka S. Function-Integrated Catalytic Systems for Small-Molecule Conversion: Advances and Perspectives. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2022. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.80.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mio Kondo
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Skjelstad BB, Helgaker T, Maeda S, Balcells D. Oxyl Character and Methane Hydroxylation Mechanism in Heterometallic M( O)Co 3O 4 Cubanes (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Mo, Tc, Ru, and Rh). ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bastian Bjerkem Skjelstad
- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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Titi A, Touzani R, Moliterni A, Giacobbe C, Baldassarre F, Taleb M, Al-Zaqri N, Zarrouk A, Warad I. Ultrasonic Clusterization Process to Prepare [(NNCO) 6Co 4Cl 2] as a Novel Double-Open-Co 4O 6 Cubane Cluster: SXRD Interactions, DFT, Physicochemical, Thermal Behaviors, and Biomimicking of Catecholase Activity. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:32949-32958. [PMID: 36157745 PMCID: PMC9494679 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
A novel double-open-cubane (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster with a Co4O6 core was made available under aqua-ultrasonic open atmosphere conditions for the first time. The ultrasonic clusterization of the (3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methanol (NNCOH) ligand with CoCl2·6H2O salts in ethanol yielded a high-purity and high-yield cluster product. Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and ultraviolet (UV)-visible techniques were used to elucidate the clusterization process. The double-open-Co4O6 cubane structure of the (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster was solved by synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and supported by density functional theory (DFT) optimization and thermogravimetric/differential TG (TG/DTG) measurements; moreover, the DFT structural parameters correlated with the ones determined by SXRD. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), Mulliken atomic charge/natural population analysis (MAC/NPA), highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO/LUMO), density of states (DOS), and GRD quantum analyses were computed at the DFT/B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) theory level. The thermal behavior of the cluster was characterized to support the formation of the Co4O6 core as a stable final product. The catalytic property of the (NNCO)6Co4Cl2 cluster was predestined for the oxidation process of 3,5-DTBC diol (3,5-di-tert-butylbenzene-1,2-diol) to 3,5-DTBQ dione (3,5-di-tert-butylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-dione).
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- Abderrahim Titi
- Laboratory
of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Mohammed First University, Oujda60000, Morocco
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- Laboratory
of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Mohammed First University, Oujda60000, Morocco
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- Institute
of Crystallography, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari70126, Italy
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- European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble38040, France
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- Laboratory
of Engineering, Organometallic, Molecular and Environment (LIMOME),
Faculty of Science, Université Sidi
Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez30000, Morocco
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory
of Materials, Nanotechnology, and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, P.O. Box 1014, Agdal-Rabat11000, Morocco
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- Department
of Chemistry, AN-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus P400, Palestine
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Thangamuthu M, Ruan Q, Ohemeng PO, Luo B, Jing D, Godin R, Tang J. Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges. Chem Rev 2022; 122:11778-11829. [PMID: 35699661 PMCID: PMC9284560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Converting solar energy to fuels has attracted substantial interest over the past decades because it has the potential to sustainably meet the increasing global energy demand. However, achieving this potential requires significant technological advances. Polymer photoelectrodes are composed of earth-abundant elements, e.g. carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, which promise to be more economically sustainable than their inorganic counterparts. Furthermore, the electronic structure of polymer photoelectrodes can be more easily tuned to fit the solar spectrum than inorganic counterparts, promising a feasible practical application. As a fast-moving area, in particular, over the past ten years, we have witnessed an explosion of reports on polymer materials, including photoelectrodes, cocatalysts, device architectures, and fundamental understanding experimentally and theoretically, all of which have been detailed in this review. Furthermore, the prospects of this field are discussed to highlight the future development of polymer photoelectrodes.
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- Madasamy Thangamuthu
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast
University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
- International
Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of
Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an
Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- International
Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of
Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an
Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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Su Y, Luo W, Lin W, Su Y, Li Z, Yuan Y, Li J, Chen G, Li Z, Yu Z, Zou Z. A Water‐Soluble Highly Oxidizing Cobalt Molecular Catalyst Designed for Bioinspired Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201430. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yun‐Fei Su
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310018 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqi Lake, Huairou District Beijing 101408 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Boer DD, Siberie Q, Siegler MA, Ferber TH, Moritz DC, Hofmann JP, Hetterscheid DGH. On the Homogeneity of a Cobalt-Based Water Oxidation Catalyst. ACS Catal 2022; 12:4597-4607. [PMID: 35465245 PMCID: PMC9016703 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The homogeneity of
molecular Co-based water oxidation catalysts
(WOCs) has been a subject of debate over the last 10 years as assumed
various homogeneous Co-based WOCs were found to actually form CoOx under operating conditions. The homogeneity
of the Co(HL) (HL = N,N-bis(2,2′-bipyrid-6-yl)amine) system was investigated
with cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance,
and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The obtained experimental results
were compared with heterogeneous CoOx.
Although it is shown that Co(HL) interacts with the electrode
during electrocatalysis, the formation of CoOx was not observed. Instead, a molecular deposit of Co(HL) was found to be formed on the electrode surface. This study
shows that deposition of catalytic material is not necessarily linked
to the decomposition of homogeneous cobalt-based water oxidation catalysts.
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- Daan den Boer
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, RA, Leiden 2300, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, RA, Leiden 2300, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore 21218 Maryland, United States
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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Resorcin[4]arene-based [Co12] supermolecule cage functionalized by bio-inspired [Co4O4] cubanes for visible light-driven water oxidation. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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San Esteban ACM, Kuwamura N, Yoshinari N, Konno T. Serendipitous formation of oxygen-bridged CuII6M (M = Mn II, Co II) double cubanes showing electrocatalytic water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4192-4195. [PMID: 35274119 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07199h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydroxido-bridged CuII6M double-cubane clusters (M = MnII, CoII) supported by D-penicillaminedisulfide were unexpectedly formed by treating a D-penicillaminato CuII2PtII2 complex with MBr2 in water. The clusters displayed heterogeneous electrocatalytic activities for water oxidation dependent on the central M shared by two CuII cubane units.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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Su Y, Luo W, Lin W, Su Y, Li Z, Yuan Y, Li J, Chen G, Li Z, Yu Z, Zou Z. A Water‐Soluble Highly Oxidizing Cobalt Molecular Catalyst Designed for Bioinspired Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yun‐Fei Su
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310018 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqi Lake, Huairou District Beijing 101408 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shantou University Guangdong 515063 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Nanotechnology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Srivastava AK, Mondal A, Konar S, Pal S. A tetra Co(II/III) complex with an open cubane Co 4O 4 core and square-pyramidal Co(II) and octahedral Co(III) centres: bifunctional electrocatalytic activity towards water splitting at neutral pH. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4510-4521. [PMID: 35234225 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04086c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The reaction of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol, 4-methoxybenzoylhydrazine and Co(OAc)2·4H2O in 1 : 2 : 2 mole ratio in methanol under aerobic conditions produced in 61% yield a tetranuclear complex having the molecular formula [CoIICoIII(μ-OAc)(μ3-OH)(μ-L)]2 where OAc- and L3- represent acetate and N',N''-(5-methyl-2-oxido-1,3-phenylene)bis(methan-1-yl-1-ylidene)bis(4-methoxybenzoylhydrazonate), respectively. The elemental analysis and the mass spectrometric data confirmed the molecular formula of the complex. It is electrically non-conducting and paramagnetic. The complex crystallized as acetonitrile solvate. The X-ray structure shows that each Co(II) centre has a distorted square-pyramidal NO4 coordination sphere, while each Co(III) centre is in a distorted octahedral NO5 environment. The four metal atoms and the four bridging O-atoms form an open cubane type Co4O4 motif. In the crystal lattice, self-assembly of the solvated complex via intermolecular O-H⋯O interaction leads to a two-dimensional network structure. The infrared and electronic spectroscopic features of the complex are consistent with its molecular structure. Cryomagnetic measurements together with theoretical calculations suggest the presence of easy-axis anisotropy for the square-pyramidal Co(II) centres. The complex is redox-active and displays metal centred oxidation and reduction responses on the anodic and cathodic sides, respectively, of the Ag/AgCl electrode. Bifunctional heterogeneous electrocatalytic activity of the complex towards O2 and H2 evolution reactions (OER and HER) in neutral aqueous medium has been explored in detail.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462066, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India.
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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]
Abstract
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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Amtawong J, Nguyen AI, Tilley TD. Mechanistic Aspects of Cobalt–Oxo Cubane Clusters in Oxidation Chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1475-1492. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Jaruwan Amtawong
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Schwiedrzik L, Brieskorn V, González L. Flexibility Enhances Reactivity: Redox Isomerism and Jahn-Teller Effects in a Bioinspired Mn 4O 4 Cubane Water Oxidation Catalyst. ACS Catal 2021; 11:13320-13329. [PMID: 34777908 PMCID: PMC8576808 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Understanding how water oxidation to molecular oxygen proceeds in molecular metal-oxo catalysts is a challenging endeavor due to their structural complexity. In this report, we unravel the water oxidation mechanism of the highly active water oxidation catalyst [Mn4V4O17(OAc)3]3-, a polyoxometalate catalyst with a [Mn4O4]6+ cubane core reminiscent of the natural oxygen-evolving complex. Starting from the activated species [Mn4 4+V4O17(OAc)2(H2O)(OH)]1-, we scrutinized multiple pathways to find that water oxidation proceeds via a sequential proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), O-O bond formation, another PCET, an intramolecular electron transfer, and another PCET resulting in O2 evolution, with a predicted thermodynamic overpotential of 0.71 V. An in-depth investigation of the O-O bond formation process revealed an essential interplay between redox isomerism and Jahn-Teller effects, responsible for enhancing reactivity in the catalytic cycle. This is achieved by redistributing electrons between metal centers and weakening relevant bonds through Jahn-Teller distortions, introducing flexibility to the otherwise rigid cubane core of the catalyst. These mechanistic insights are expected to advance the design of efficient bioinspired Mn cubane water-splitting catalysts.
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- Ludwig Schwiedrzik
- Institute of Theoretical
Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University
of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Theoretical
Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University
of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Theoretical
Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University
of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Gutiérrez-Tarriño S, Gaona-Miguélez J, Oña-Burgos P. Tailoring the electron density of cobalt oxide clusters to provide highly selective superoxide and peroxide species for aerobic cyclohexane oxidation. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:15370-15379. [PMID: 34642710 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02347k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The catalytic aerobic cyclohexane oxidation to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone (KA oil) is an industrially relevant reaction. This work is focused on the synthesis of tailor-made catalysts based on the well-known Co4O4 core in order to successfully deal with cyclohexane oxidation reaction. The catalytic activity and selectivity of the synthesized catalysts can be correlated with the electronic density of the cluster, modulated by changing the organic ligands. This is not trivial in cyclohexane oxidation. Furthermore, the reaction mechanism is discussed on the basis of kinetics and spin trapping experiments, confirming that the electronic density of the catalyst has a clear influence on the distribution of the reaction products. In addition, in situ Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize the oxygen species formed on the cobalt cluster during the oxidation reaction. Altogether, it can be concluded that the catalyst with the highest oxidation potential promotes the formation of peroxide and superoxide species, which is the best way to oxidize inactivated CH bonds in alkanes. Finally, based on the results of the mechanistic studies, the contribution of these cobalt oxide clusters in each single reaction step of the whole process has been proposed.
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- Silvia Gutiérrez-Tarriño
- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain. .,Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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Bio-Inspired Molecular Catalysts for Water Oxidation. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11091068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The catalytic tetranuclear manganese-calcium-oxo cluster in the photosynthetic reaction center, photosystem II, provides an excellent blueprint for light-driven water oxidation in nature. The water oxidation reaction has attracted intense interest due to its potential as a renewable, clean, and environmentally benign source of energy production. Inspired by the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II, a large of number of highly innovative synthetic bio-inspired molecular catalysts are being developed that incorporate relatively cheap and abundant metals such as Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu, as well as Ru and Ir, in their design. In this review, we briefly discuss the historic milestones that have been achieved in the development of transition metal catalysts and focus on a detailed description of recent progress in the field.
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Ezhov R, Ravari AK, Bury G, Smith PF, Pushkar Y. Do multinuclear 3d metal catalysts achieve O-O bond formation via radical coupling or via water nucleophilic attack? WNA leads the way in [Co 4O 4] n. CHEM CATALYSIS 2021; 1:407-422. [PMID: 37378353 PMCID: PMC10296785 DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2021.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Catalytic water oxidation is a required process for clean energy production based on the concept of artificial photosynthesis. Here, we provide in situ spectroscopic and computational analysis for the closest known photosystem II analog, [Co4O4]n+ ([Co4O4Py4Ac4]0, Py = pyridine and Ac = CH3COO-), which catalyzes electrochemical water oxidation. In situ extended X-ray absorption fine structure detects an ultrashort, CoIV=O (~1.67 Å) moiety, a crucial intermediate for O-O bond formation. Density function theory analyses show that the intermediate has two CoIV centers and a CoIV=O unit of strong radicaloid character sufficient to support a CoIV=O + H2O = Co-OOH + H+ transition, where the carboxyl ligand accepts the proton and the bridging oxygen stabilizes the peroxide via hydrogen bonding. The proposed water nucleophilic attack mechanism accounts for all prior spectroscopic evidence on the Co4O44+ core. Our results are important for the design and development of efficient water oxidation catalysts, which contribute to the ultimate goal of clean energy from artificial photosynthesis.
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- Roman Ezhov
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Kondo M, Tatewaki H, Masaoka S. Design of molecular water oxidation catalysts with earth-abundant metal ions. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:6790-6831. [PMID: 33977932 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01442g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The four-electron oxidation of water (2H2O → O2 + 4H+ + 4e-) is considered the main bottleneck in artificial photosynthesis. In nature, this reaction is catalysed by a Mn4CaO5 cluster embedded in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II. Ruthenium-based complexes have been successful artificial molecular catalysts for mimicking this reaction. However, for practical and large-scale applications in the future, molecular catalysts that contain earth-abundant first-row transition metal ions are preferred owing to their high natural abundance, low risk of depletion, and low costs. In this review, the frontier of water oxidation reactions mediated by first-row transition metal complexes is described. Special attention is paid towards the design of molecular structures of the catalysts and their reaction mechanisms, and these factors are expected to serve as guiding principles for creating efficient and robust molecular catalysts for water oxidation using ubiquitous elements.
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- Mio Kondo
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. and Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan and JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. and Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Liu C, Bos D, Hartog B, Meij D, Ramakrishnan A, Bonnet S. Ligand Controls the Activity of Light‐Driven Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Nickel(II) Porphyrin Complexes in Neutral Homogeneous Aqueous Solutions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Chengyu Liu
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502 2333CC Leiden The Netherlands
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Liu C, van den Bos D, den Hartog B, van der Meij D, Ramakrishnan A, Bonnet S. Ligand Controls the Activity of Light-Driven Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Nickel(II) Porphyrin Complexes in Neutral Homogeneous Aqueous Solutions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13463-13469. [PMID: 33768670 PMCID: PMC8252617 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Finding photostable, first‐row transition metal‐based molecular systems for photocatalytic water oxidation is a step towards sustainable solar fuel production. Herein, we discovered that nickel(II) hydrophilic porphyrins are molecular catalysts for photocatalytic water oxidation in neutral to acidic aqueous solutions using [Ru(bpy)3]2+ as photosensitizer and [S2O8]2− as sacrificial electron acceptor. Electron‐poorer Ni‐porphyrins bearing 8 fluorine or 4 methylpyridinium substituents as electron‐poorer porphyrins afforded 6‐fold higher turnover frequencies (TOFs; ca. 0.65 min−1) than electron‐richer analogues. However, the electron‐poorest Ni‐porphyrin bearing 16 fluorine substituents was photocatalytically inactive under such conditions, because the potential at which catalytic O2 evolution starts was too high (+1.23 V vs. NHE) to be driven by the photochemically generated [Ru(bpy)3]3+. Critically, these Ni‐porphyrin catalysts showed excellent stability in photocatalytic conditions, as a second photocatalytic run replenished with a new dose of photosensitizer, afforded only 1–3 % less O2 than during the first photocatalytic run.
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- Chengyu Liu
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Patra A, Puschmann H, Manna SC. Bidentate Schiff base coordinated square planer nickel(II) complexes: Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT/TD-DFT calculation and DNA/protein binding. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bharali SJ, Das BK. A Synthetic Approach to Trinuclear Cluster with [Co
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‐O)
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] Core. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sourav J. Bharali
- Department of Chemistry Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh India- 791112
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- Department of Chemistry Gauhati University Guwahati 781014 India
- Vice Chancellor Bhattadev University Pathsala India
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Fan G, Wasuwanich P, Furst AL. Biohybrid Systems for Improved Bioinspired, Energy-Relevant Catalysis. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2353-2367. [PMID: 33594779 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biomimetic catalysts, ranging from small-molecule metal complexes to supramolecular assembles, possess many exciting properties that could address salient challenges in industrial-scale manufacturing. Inspired by natural enzymes, these biohybrid catalytic systems demonstrate superior characteristics, including high activity, enantioselectivity, and enhanced aqueous solubility, over their fully synthetic counterparts. However, instability and limitations in the prediction of structure-function relationships are major drawbacks that often prevent the application of biomimetic catalysts outside of the laboratory. Despite these obstacles, recent advances in synthetic enzyme models have improved our understanding of complicated biological enzymatic processes and enabled the production of catalysts with increased efficiency. This review outlines important developments and future prospects for the design and application of bioinspired and biohybrid systems at multiple length scales for important, biologically relevant, clean energy transformations.
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- Gang Fan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Chen R, Chen CL, Du MH, Wang X, Wang C, Long LS, Kong XJ, Zheng LS. Soluble lanthanide-transition-metal clusters Ln 36Co 12 as effective molecular electrocatalysts for water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3611-3614. [PMID: 33723563 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc08132a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here we report for the first time soluble lanthanide-transition-metal clusters Ln36Co12 (Ln = Eu, Gd and Dy) as effective homogeneous water oxidation electrocatalysts. The stable 48-metal Ln36Co12 clusters show an effective water oxidation activity under acidic conditions because of the synergistic effect between lanthanide and transition metals in O-O bond formation.
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- Rong Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Iwami H, Okamura M, Kondo M, Masaoka S. Electrochemical Polymerization Provides a Function-Integrated System for Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5965-5969. [PMID: 33258167 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Water oxidation is a key reaction in natural and artificial photosynthesis. In nature, the reaction is efficiently catalyzed by a metal-complex-based catalyst surrounded by hole-transporting amino acid residues. However, in artificial systems, there is no example of a water oxidation system that has a catalytic center surrounded by hole transporters. Herein, we present a facile strategy to integrate catalytic centers and hole transporters in one system. Electrochemical polymerization of a metal-complex-based precursor afforded a polymer-based material (Poly-1). Poly-1 exhibited excellent hole-transporting ability and catalyzed water oxidation with high performance. It was also revealed that the catalytic activity was almost completely suppressed in the absence of the hole-transporting moieties. The present study provides a novel strategy for constructing efficient molecule-based systems for water oxidation.
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- Hikaru Iwami
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan.,Department of Structural Molecular Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Shonan village, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0193, Japan
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- Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Iwami H, Okamura M, Kondo M, Masaoka S. Electrochemical Polymerization Provides a Function‐Integrated System for Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hikaru Iwami
- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji Okazaki Aichi 444-8787 Japan
- Department of Structural Molecular Sciences SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Shonan village Hayama Kanagawa 240-0193 Japan
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- Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji Okazaki Aichi 444-8787 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- JST PRESTO 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi 332-0012 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI) Osaka University, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI) Osaka University, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Guo X, Liu L, Xiao Y, Mehmood R, Xiao Y, Qi Y, Zhang F. Water-Stable Cobalt-Based MOF for Water Oxidation in Neutral Aqueous Solution: A Case of Mimicking the Photosystem II. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:1790-1796. [PMID: 33471516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inspired by the highly efficient water oxidation of Mn4CaO5 in natural photosynthesis, development of novel artificial water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) with structure and function mimicked has inspired extensive interests. A novel 3D cobalt-based MOF (GXY-L8-Co) was synthesized for promising artificial water oxidation by employing the Co4O4 quasi-cubane motifs with a similar structure as the Mn4CaO5 as the core. The GXY-L8-Co not only shows good chemical stability in common organic solvents or water for up to 10 days but also exhibits oxygen evolution performance. It has been demonstrated that the uniform distribution of Co4O4 catalytic active sites confined in the MOF framework should be responsible for the good robustness and catalytic performance.
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- Xiangyang Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Kang RK, Dong YY, Cao JP, Luo XM, Du ZY, Zhu D, Xu Y. An Unprecedented Bird Nest Molybdenum(V) Cobalto-Phosphate Nanosized Wheel Constructed from the [H 55 (Mo 24 O 48 )(Co 4 O) 2 Co 16 (PO 4 ) 42 (py) 6 (EtOH) 2 (H 2 O) 11 ] 3- Anion. Chemistry 2021; 27:1301-1305. [PMID: 32915481 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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An unprecedented bird-nest high-nuclear molybdenum(V) cobalto-phosphate nanosized wheel modified by imidazole (im) and pyridine (py), {[H55 (Mo24 O48 )(Co4 O)2 Co16 (PO4 )42 (py)6 (EtOH)2 (H2 O)11 ]- @[(Him)2 (Hpy)]}(N-Et-py)(H2 PO4 )(py)7 (EtOH)⋅12 H2 O (1), has been successfully synthesized by self-assembly. The anionic huge wheel consists of two rare {Co4 O} squares, four {Co4 } tetramers, four {Mo4 } tetramers and four {Mo2 } dimers, linked by bridging oxygen atoms and [PO4 ] groups and encloses two imidazolium cations and a protonated pyridium for charge balance. Surprisingly, 1 represents the first twisted wheel-shaped cluster with a record high-nuclear molybdenum(V) cobalto-phosphate. The delocalized electron effects of the cluster are enhanced with the help of coordinated py ligands, which endows 1 with an excellent third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response. Additionally, 1 also shows a better photocatalytic water oxidation activity than Co(NO3 )2 with the O2 production of 205 μmol during 6 h in the absence of the [Ru(bpy)3 ]2+ photosensitizer.
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- Run-Kun Kang
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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Yang C, Wang S, Sai F, Liu D, Sun F, Gu Y, Wu G. Pentanuclear clusters resembling the cubane-dangler connectivity in the native oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:113-116. [PMID: 33290473 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07050e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of pentametallic "cubane-plus-dangler" complexes have been target synthesized. Among them, the [Fe3Ni2] aggregate strongly resembled the native oxygen-evolving center by mimicking the "cubane-plus-dangler" skeleton, the aqua binding site, and the connectivity between the pendent ion and the parent cubane. Our synthetic strategy that uses tri-substituted methanol as the "cubane-generator" and carboxylate as the pendant ligand provides a feasible approach for accessing model compounds of biological catalyst systems.
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- Chao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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Liu T, Shen X, Shen X, He C, Liu J, Liu JJ. A highly stable metal–organic framework with cubane-like clusters for the selective oxidation of aryl alkenes to aldehydes or ketones. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00545f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A novel MOF with cubane-like clusters was prepared based on an electron-deficient triazine derivative, and it exhibits excellent thermal and chemical stability and can be used for the selective oxidation of aryl alkenes to aldehydes or ketones in mild conditions.
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- Teng Liu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Qujing Normal University
- Qujing
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Qujing Normal University
- Qujing
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Qujing Normal University
- Qujing
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Qujing Normal University
- Qujing
- China
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- School of Metallurgy Engineering
- Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
- Ganzhou
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Qujing Normal University
- Qujing
- China
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Chen R, Zhuang GL, Wang ZY, Gao YJ, Li Z, Wang C, Zhou Y, Du MH, Zeng S, Long LS, Kong XJ, Zheng LS. Integration of bio-inspired lanthanide-transition metal cluster and P-doped carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 8:nwaa234. [PMID: 34691725 PMCID: PMC8433082 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Photosynthesis in nature uses the Mn4CaO5 cluster as the oxygen-evolving center to catalyze the water oxidation efficiently in photosystem II. Herein, we demonstrate bio-inspired heterometallic LnCo3 (Ln = Nd, Eu and Ce) clusters, which can be viewed as synthetic analogs of the CaMn4O5 cluster. Anchoring LnCo3 on phosphorus-doped graphitic carbon nitrides (PCN) shows efficient overall water splitting without any sacrificial reagents. The NdCo3/PCN-c photocatalyst exhibits excellent water splitting activity and a quantum efficiency of 2.0% at 350 nm. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy revealed the transfer of a photoexcited electron and hole into the PCN and LnCo3 for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, respectively. A density functional theory (DFT) calculation showed the cooperative water activation on lanthanide and O−O bond formation on transition metal for water oxidation. This work not only prepares a synthetic model of a bio-inspired oxygen-evolving center but also provides an effective strategy to realize light-driven overall water splitting.
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- Rong Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Celestine MJ, Lawrence MA, Evaristo NK, Legere BW, Knarr JK, Schott O, Picard V, Bullock JL, Hanan GS, McMillen CD, Bayse CA, Holder AA. N-substituted 2-pyridinecarbothioamides and polypyridyl mixed-ligand cobalt(III)-containing complexes for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tsubonouchi Y, Eo T, Honta J, Sato T, Mohamed EA, Zahran ZN, Saito K, Yui T, Yagi M. Molecular aspects, electrochemical properties and water oxidation catalysis on a nanoporous TiO2 electrode anchoring a mononuclear ruthenium(II) aquo complex. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Zhen W, Yuan X, Shi X, Xue C. Grafting Molecular Cobalt-oxo Cubane Catalyst on Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:2480-2486. [PMID: 32558309 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In this work, we have successfully constructed a cobalt-oxo (CoIII 4 O4 ) cubane complex on polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) through pyridine linkage. The covalently grafted CoIII 4 O4 cubane units were uniformly distributed on the PCN surface. The product exhibited greatly enhanced photocatalytic activities for water oxidation under visible-light irradiation. Further characterizations and spectroscopic analyses revealed that the grafted CoIII 4 O4 cubane units could effectively capture the photogenerated holes from excited PCN, lower the overpotential of oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and serve as efficient catalysts to promote the multi-electron water oxidation process. This work provides new insight into the future development of efficient photocatalysts by grafting molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis.
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- Wenlong Zhen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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Modak R, Mondal B, Sikdar Y, Banerjee J, Colacio E, Oyarzabal I, Cano J, Goswami S. Slow magnetic relaxation and water oxidation activity of dinuclear Co IICo III and unique triangular Co IICo IICo III mixed-valence complexes. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:6328-6340. [PMID: 32342075 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00036a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Construction of efficient multifunctional materials is one of the greatest challenges of our time. We herein report the magnetic and catalytic characterization of dinuclear [CoIIICoII(HL1)2(EtOH)(H2O)]Cl·2H2O (1) and trinuclear [CoIIICoII2(HL2)2(L2)Cl2]·3H2O (2) mixed valence complexes. Relevant structural features of the complexes have been mentioned to correlate with their magnetic and catalytic properties. Unique structural features, especially in terms of significant distortions around the CoII centre(s), prompted us to test both spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and zero field splitting (ZFS) methodologies for the systems. The positive sign of D values has been established from X-band EPR spectra recorded in the 5-40 K temperature range and reaffirmed by CAS/NEVPT2 calculations. ZFS tensors are also extracted for the compounds along with CoIIGaIII and CoIIZnIICoIII model species. Interestingly, 1 shows slow relaxation of magnetization below 6.5 K in the presence of a 1000 Oe external dc field with two relaxation processes (Ueff = 37.0 K with τ0 = 1.57 × 10-8 s for the SR process and Ueff = 7 K with τ0 = 1.66 × 10-6 s for the FR process). As mixed valence cobalt complexes with various nuclearities are central to the quest for water oxidation catalysts, we were prompted to explore their features and to our surprise, water oxidation ability has been realized for both 1 and 2 with significant nuclearity control.
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- Ritwik Modak
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Química, UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal, n° 3, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Fundació General de la Universitat de València (FGUV), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, València, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India.
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Dey A, Kumar V, Pal S, Guha A, Bawari S, Narayanan TN, Chandrasekhar V. A tetranuclear cobalt(ii) phosphate possessing a D4R core: an efficient water oxidation catalyst. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:4878-4886. [PMID: 32219286 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00010h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The reaction of Co(OAc)2·4H2O with a sterically hindered phosphate ester, LH2, afforded a tetranuclear complex, [CoII(L)(CH3CN)]4·5CH3CN (1) [LH2 = 2,6-(diphenylmethyl)-4-isopropyl-phenyl phosphate]. The molecular structure of 1 reveals that it is a tetranuclear assembly where the Co(ii) centers are present in the alternate corners of a cube. The four Co(ii) centers are held together by four di-anionic [L]2- ligands. The fourth coordination site on Co(ii) is taken by an acetonitrile ligand. Changing the Co(ii) precursor from Co(OAc)2·4H2O to Co(NO3)2·6H2O afforded a mononuclear complex [CoII(LH)2(CH3CN)2(MeOH)2](MeOH)2 (2). In 2, the Co(ii) centre is surrounded by two monoanionic [LH]- ligands and a pair of methanol and acetonitrile solvents in a six-coordinate arrangement. 1 has been found to be an efficient catalyst for electrochemical water oxidation under highly basic conditions while the mononuclear analogue, 2, does not respond to electrochemical water oxidation. The tetranuclear catalyst has excellent electrochemical stability and longevity, as established by chronoamperometry and >1000 cycle durability tests under highly alkaline conditions. Excellent current densities of 1 and 10 mA cm-2 were achieved with overpotentials of 354 and 452 mV respectively. The turnover frequency of this catalyst was calculated to be 5.23 s-1 with an excellent faradaic efficiency of 97%, indicating the selective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring with the aid of this catalyst. A mechanistic insight into the higher activity of complex 1 towards the OER compared to that of complex 2 is also provided using density functional theory based calculations.
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- Atanu Dey
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India. and Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India.
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Han R, Luber S. Complete active space analysis of a reaction pathway: Investigation of the oxygen–oxygen bond formation. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1586-1597. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ruocheng Han
- Institut für Chemie, Universität Zürich Zürich Switzerland
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Zürich Zürich Switzerland
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Tsubonouchi Y, Honta J, Sato T, Mohamed EA, Zahran ZN, Saito K, Yui T, Yagi M. Multi-potential-step chronocoulospectrometry for electrocatalytic water oxidation by a mononuclear ruthenium aquo complex immobilized on a mesoporous ITO electrode. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1416-1423. [PMID: 31913399 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04442f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new mononuclear Ru aquo complex [Ru(C8Otpy)(H2dcbpy)(OH2)]2+ with 4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine (H2dcbpy) and 4'-octyloxy-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (C8Otpy) ligands was synthesized to investigate electrocatalytic water oxidation by the complex immobilized on a mesoporous indium-doped tin oxide (meso-ITO) electrode using a multi-potential-step chronocoulospectrometric (MPSCCS) technique. UV-visible absorption spectroscopic data indicated that [Ru(C8Otpy)(dcbpy)(OH2)] (RuOH2) is deprotonated to [Ru(C8Otpy)(dcbpy)(OH)]- (RuOH) on the meso-ITO surface even at pH 5.9 of the electrolyte solution. The cyclic voltammogram (CV) of the RuOH/meso-ITO electrode showed a pH-independent redox response at E1/2 = 0.80 V vs. Ag/AgCl in the pH range of 5-12, being assigned to a non-proton-coupled 1e- redox process of RuIIOH/RuIIIOH. The MPSCCS measurement of the RuOH/meso-ITO electrode between 0.2 and 1.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl showed that RuIV species (tentatively RuIVO) exist in a steady state of the electrocatalysis in the initial stage. This suggests that the electrochemical oxidation from RuIVO to RuVO could compete with the water nucleophilic attack for O-O bond formation involved in the rate-determining step under the employed conditions. The possibility that the water nucleophilic attack on RuIVO could also compete with the electrochemical oxidation of RuIVO to RuVO was suggested by the electrocatalytic water oxidation at a low applied potential of 1.4 V prior to the formation potential of RuVO. The MPSCCS measurement at 1.4 V for 1 h showed that RuOH is gradually transformed into an alternative catalyst (most likely RuOx nanoparticles) on the electrode. The MPSCCS technique is promising to reveal the redox reactions and catalytic aspects of molecular catalysts immobilized on an electrode for water oxidation.
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- Yuta Tsubonouchi
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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