A hybrid polyoxometalate–organic molecular catalyst for visible light driven water oxidation†
Abstract
A novel organic–inorganic hybrid monocapped/bicapped Keggin structure [CoII(bpy)3]6(H2bpy)[(CoIIbpy)2(PMo8VIMo4VO40)]3 [(CoIIbpy)(PMo8VIMo4VO40)]·16H2O (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) was synthesized and shown to be an efficient visible light-driven catalyst for water oxidation.