Abstract
Incorporation of negatively charged moieties into complexes is a promising strategy to develop water oxidation catalysts with high stability and low over-potentials. We reported here the synthesis of a novel pincer-type ligand precursor, 1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-3-methylcarboxylate-imidazolium (1). Deprotonation of C2-H of 1 resulted in formation of NCNHCO, a negatively charged asymmetric N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC). Complexes [Ru(NCNHCO)(terpy)]+ (2) and RuCl(NCNHCO)(DMSO)(pic) (3) were prepared and capable of decomposing water chemically and photo-chemically. Under acidic conditions, 4-picoline/H2O exchange in 3 was detected by UV-vis and 1H NMR, forming the corresponding Ru-aqua complex. In a typical three-component light-induced water oxidation, a turnover number of 273 was attained employing 3, which demonstrated catalytic ability comparable to those state-of-the-art catalysts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-395 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Catalysis Science and Technology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis