Issue 77, 2017

Redox-active copper triangles as an enzymatic molecular flask for light-driven hydrogen production

Abstract

A positively charged redox-active metal–organic triangle containing three redox-active copper centres was developed to encapsulate anionic organic dyes (fluorescein) through a weak host–guest interaction for photocatalytic hydrogen production. The unique geometry enforces a distorted square planar coordination suitable for proton reduction. Control experiments with a mononuclear copper complex as a reference photocatalyst and inactive ATP as an inhibitor were performed to confirm this enzymatic photocatalytic behaviour.

Graphical abstract: Redox-active copper triangles as an enzymatic molecular flask for light-driven hydrogen production

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Aug 2017
Accepted
13 Oct 2017
First published
18 Oct 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 48989-48993

Redox-active copper triangles as an enzymatic molecular flask for light-driven hydrogen production

L. Zhao, J. Wei, F. Zhang, C. He, S. Zheng and C. Duan, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 48989 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA09285G

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