Iron vs. cobalt clathrochelate electrocatalysts of HER: the first example on a cage iron complex†
Abstract
New macrobicyclic 2-thiopheneboron-capped iron and cobalt(II) tris-dioximates showed high electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen production from H+ ions. This is the first example of the hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyzed by a clathrochelate iron complex, which catalyzes the hydrogen production at low overpotential.