Issue 91, 2016

Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [NiII(N2Py3)]2+ complex

Abstract

The pyridine-rich complex [NiII(LN2Py3)(MeCN)](ClO4)2 (1) acts as an efficient electro- and photocatalyst in the generation of H2 from water. Observed TONs reach 1050 for electrocatalysis and a remarkable 3500 for photocatalysis. Experimental and DFT data support the ligand-reduced [NiIL˙] as the catalytically active species, contrasting with the [CoIL] observed for cobalt catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [NiII(N2Py3)]2+ complex

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Aug 2016
Accepted
12 Oct 2016
First published
18 Oct 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 13357-13360

Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [NiII(N2Py3)]2+ complex

P. H. A. Kankanamalage, S. Mazumder, V. Tiwari, K. K. Kpogo, H. Bernhard Schlegel and C. N. Verani, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 13357 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC06629A

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