A water soluble electro-catalyst for generating hydrogen based on a cobalt(III) complex supported by 1,10-phenanthroline

作者：Peng, Qiu-Xia; Tang, Ling-Zhi; Ren, Shi-Tao; Ye, Li-Ping; Deng, Yuan-Fu; Zhan, Shu-Zhong^*

来源：Chemical Physics Letters, 2016, 662: 152-155.

DOI：10.1016/j.cplett.2016.09.017

• Coordinatively saturated cobalt(III) complex
• Molecular catalyst
• Proton or water reduction
• Hydrogen generation

As we know, coordinatively unsaturated complexes can catalyze hydrogen generation via an unstable hydride intermediate. In this paper, we report an electrocatalyst based on a water soluble coordinatively saturated complex, [(phen)(2)Co(CN)(2)]center dot NO3 1 that is formed by the reaction of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), Co(NO3)(2)center dot 6H(2)O and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). Its structure has been characterized by physics-chemical and spectroscopic methods. Complex 1 can electrocatalyze hydrogen evolution both from acetic acid and aqueous buffer.

• 出版日期2016-10-1
• 单位华南理工大学