A NiII complex with a redox-active pincer ligand reduces protons at a low overpotential in aqueous acidic conditions. A combined experimental and computational study provides mechanistic insights into a putative catalytic cycle.
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A tridentate Ni pincer for aqueous electrocatalytic hydrogen production
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Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect St., New Haven, USA
E-mail: robert.crabtree@yale.edu ;
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Department of Geology and Geophysics: Earth Systems Center for Stable Isotopic Studies, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven, USA
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New J. Chem., 2012,36, 1149-1152
DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ20912H
Received 25 Oct 2011, Accepted 29 Feb 2012
First published online 19 Mar 2012
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