Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [NiII(N2Py3)]2+ complex

Pavithra H. A. Kankanamalage; Shivnath Mazumder; Vishwas Tiwari; Kenneth K. Kpogo; H. Bernhard Schlegel; Cláudio N. Verani

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Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [Ni^II(N₂Py₃)]²⁺ complex†

Pavithra H. A. Kankanamalage,^a Shivnath Mazumder,‡^a Vishwas Tiwari,^a Kenneth K. Kpogo,^a H. Bernhard Schlegel^a and Cláudio N. Verani*^a

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E-mail: cnverani@chem.wayne.edu

Abstract

The pyridine-rich complex [Ni^II(L^N₂Py₃)(MeCN)](ClO₄)₂ (1) acts as an efficient electro- and photocatalyst in the generation of H₂ from water. Observed TONs reach 1050 for electrocatalysis and a remarkable 3500 for photocatalysis. Experimental and DFT data support the ligand-reduced [Ni^IL˙] as the catalytically active species, contrasting with the [Co^IL] observed for cobalt catalysts.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC06629A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 12 Aug 2016
Accepted: 12 Oct 2016
First published: 18 Oct 2016

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Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 13357-13360

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Efficient electro/photocatalytic water reduction using a [Ni^II(N₂Py₃)]²⁺ complex

P. H. A. Kankanamalage, S. Mazumder, V. Tiwari, K. K. Kpogo, H. Bernhard Schlegel and C. N. Verani, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 13357 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC06629A

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