Issue 5, 2015

Electrode initiated proton-coupled electron transfer to promote degradation of a nickel(ii) coordination complex

Abstract

A Ni(II) bisphosphine dithiolate compound degrades into an electrode-adsorbed film that can evolve hydrogen under reducing and protic conditions. An electrochemical study suggests that the degradation mechanism involves an initial concerted proton–electron transfer. The potential susceptibility of Ni–S bonds in molecular hydrogen evolution catalysts to degradation via C–S bond cleavage is discussed.

Graphical abstract: Electrode initiated proton-coupled electron transfer to promote degradation of a nickel(ii) coordination complex

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
07 feb 2015
Accepted
25 feb 2015
First published
05 mar 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 2827-2834

Electrode initiated proton-coupled electron transfer to promote degradation of a nickel(II) coordination complex

B. D. McCarthy, C. L. Donley and J. L. Dempsey, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 2827 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC00476D

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