The cis-[RuII(bpy)2(H2O)2] 2+ water-oxidation catalyst revisited

Xavier Sala; Mehmed Z. Ertem; Laura Vigara; Tanya K. Todorova; Weizhong Chen; Reginaldo C. Rocha; Francesco Aquilante; Christopher J. Cramer; Laura Gagliardi; Antoni Llobet

doi:10.1002/anie.201002398

The cis-[Ru^II(bpy)₂(H₂O)₂] ²⁺ water-oxidation catalyst revisited

Xavier Sala, Mehmed Z. Ertem, Laura Vigara, Tanya K. Todorova, Weizhong Chen, Reginaldo C. Rocha, Francesco Aquilante, Christopher J. Cramer, Laura Gagliardi, Antoni Llobet

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Abstract

The only operating mechanism in the oxidation of water to dioxygen catalyzed by the mononuclear cis-[Ru^II(bpy)₂(H ₂O)₂]²⁺ complex when treated with excess Ce^IV was unambiguously established. Theoretical calculations together with ¹⁸O-labeling experiments (see plot) revealed that it is the nucleophilic attack of water on a Ru-O group.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7745-7747
Number of pages	3
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	49
Issue number	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201002398
State	Published - Oct 11 2010

Keywords

Density functional calculations
Energy conversion
Reaction mechanisms
Ruthenium
Water oxidation

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