Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production by an Aluminum(III) Complex: Ligand‐Based Proton and Electron Transfer. Issue 40 (6th August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thompson, Emily J.; Berben, Louise A.
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 54:Issue 40(2015)
• Page Start: 11642
• Page End: 11646
• Publication Date: 2015-08-06
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503935
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Environmentally sustainable hydrogen‐evolving electrocatalysts are key in a renewable fuel economy, and ligand‐based proton and electron transfer could circumvent the need for precious metal ions in electrocatalytic H₂ production. Herein, we show that electrocatalytic generation of H₂ by a redox‐active ligand complex of Al³⁺ occurs at −1.16 V vs. SCE (500 mV overpotential).</p> </abstract>