Quantitative light-assisted oxidation of tris(bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) with molecular oxygen and application of the reaction in a photocatalysed galvanic cell
Abstract
Ru(bpy)32+(bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) is quantitatively photo-oxidized to Ru(bpy)33+ in strongly acidic solutions containing dissolved oxygen, and application of the above chemistry has led to the design of an efficient photocatalysed galvanic cell.