Heterogeneous catalytic water oxidation controlled by coordination geometries of copper(ii) centers with thiolato donors

Abstract

Treatment of a penicillaminato platinum(II) metalloligand with Cu²⁺ gave an S-bridged Pt^II₂Cu^II₂ complex, which reacted with Zn²⁺ to produce 1D and 3D (Pt^II₂Cu^II₂Zn^II)_n coordination polymers, depending on the counter anions. These compounds increased heterogeneous electrocatalytic activities for water oxidation in proportion to the number of vacant coordination sites at thiolato dicopper(II) cores.