Heptacoordinate Coii complex: a new architecture for photochemical hydrogen production

Lucarini, Fiorella; Pastore, Mariachiara; Vasylevskyi, Serhii; Varisco, Massimo; Solari, Euro; Crochet, Aurélien; Fromm, Katharina M.; Zobi, Fabio; Ruggi, Albert

doi:10.1002/chem.201701427

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Heptacoordinate Coii complex: a new architecture for photochemical hydrogen production

Lucarini, Fiorella Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Pastore, Mariachiara University of Lorraine and CNRS, SRSMC, TMS, France
Vasylevskyi, Serhii Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Varisco, Massimo École d'Ingénieurs et d'Architectes, Fribourg, Switzerland
Solari, Euro Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique, École PolytechniqueFédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Crochet, Aurélien Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Fromm, Katharina M. Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Zobi, Fabio Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Ruggi, Albert Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

01.01.2017

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Chemistry - A European Journal. - 2017, vol. 23, no. 28, p. 6768-6771

English The first heptacoordinate cobalt catalyst for light-driven hydrogen production in water has been synthesized and characterized. Photochemical experiments using [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ as photosensitizer gave a turnover number (TON) of 16300 mol H₂ (mol cat.)⁻¹ achieved in 2 hours of irradiation with visible (475 nm) light. This promising result provides a path forward in the development of new structures to improve the efficiency of the catalysis.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Chimie

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