Hydrogen generation using water-insoluble polymer-bound ruthenium(ii) complexes

Abstract

Water-insoluble free-standing films of partially quaternized poly(1-vinylimidazole)-bound ruthenium(II) complexes are prepared, and photoinduced hydrogen generation is observed with light irradiation (λ > 440 nm) of aqueous solutions containing the polymer-bound ruthenium(II) complex film, methyl viologen, triethanolamine and bis(2,2′-bipyridine)platinum(II).

References

1. A. Juris, V. Balzani, F. Barigelletti, S. Campagna, P. Belser and A. von Zelewsky, Coord. Chem. Rev., 1988, 84, 85.
2. T. J. Meyer, Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 1193.
3. J. S. Connolly, Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, Academic Press, New York, 1981.
4. K. Kalyanasundarama, Photochemistry of Polypyridine and Porphyrin Complexes, Academic Press, London, 1981.
5. C. Creutz and N. Sutin, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1975, 72, 2858.
6. J. R. Norris and D. Meisel, Photochemical Energy Conversion, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988.
7. E. Pellizzetti and M. Schivavello, Chemical Conversion Storage of Solar Energy, Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 1990.
8. O. Haas, H. R. Zumbrunnen and J. G. Vos, Electrochim. Acta, 1985, 30, 1551.
9. S. M. Geraty and J. G. Vos, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1987, 3073.
10. R. J. Forster and J. G. Vos, Macromolecules, 1990, 23, 4372.
11. M. Suzuki, Y. Mori, M. Kimura, K. Hanabusa and H. Shirai, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1996, in the press.
12. M. Suzuki, Y. Mori, N. Yokoyama, M. Kimura, K. Hanabusa and H. Shirai, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 1996 in the press.
13. M. Suzuki, M. Kimura, K. Hanabusa and H. Shirai, J. Phys. Soc., submitted.