Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by Cu(ii) complexes. Issue 13 (9th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Junfei; Li, Chao; Zhou, Qianxiong; Wang, Weibo; Hou, Yuanjun; Zhang, Baowen; Wang, Xuesong
• Is Part Of: Dalton transactions. Volume 45:Issue 13(2016)
• Page Start: 5439
• Page End: 5443
• Publication Date: 2016-03-09
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/c5dt04628a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9226

Abstract

Abstract : [Cu(Cl-TMPA)Cl2 ] has a more labile Cl ligand and a dangling Cl-substituted pyridyl unit; both account for its high photocatalytic H2 evolution activity. Abstract : [Cu(TMPA)Cl]Cl (1 ) and [Cu(Cl-TMPA)Cl2 ] (2 ) exhibited efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution with a TON of 6108 and 10014 (6 h), respectively, in CH3 CN/H2 O solution (9 : 1, v/v) containing an Ir complex as the photosensitizer and triethylamine as the sacrificial reductant, representing the first example of photocatalytic Cu complex-based water reduction catalysts.