Electro- and photocatalytic hydrogen generation in acetonitrile and aqueous solutions by a cobalt macrocyclic Schiff-base complex

Chi-Fai Leung, Yong-Zhen Chen, Han-Qing Yu, Shek-Man Yiu, Chi-Chiu Ko, Tai-Chu Lau

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    Abstract

    The cobalt(III) macrocyclic Schiff-base complex, [CoIII(CR)Cl] ClO4 (CR = 2,12-dimethyl-3,7,11,17-tetra-azabicyclo[11.3.1]- heptadeca-1(17),2,11,13,15-pentaene), is an active catalyst for the electrocatalytic proton reduction to generate dihydrogen in both acetonitrile and 100% aqueous solution (at -0.57 and -0.85 V vs SCE, respectively), using p-cyanoanilinium tetrafluoroborate and acetic acid as proton sources, respectively. Bulk electrolysis confirmed that dihydrogen is produced with >90% Faradaic yields and >50 TON in both solvents. [CoIII(CR) Cl2]ClO4 also catalyzes photo-driven (λ > 390 nm) hydrogen production in aqueous acetonitrile at TON of 180 (not optimized), using [IrIII(ppy)2(bpy)]PF6 as the photosensitizer, triethanolamine (TEOA) as the sacrificial donor and acetic acid as the proton source. © 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11640-11645
    JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
    Volume36
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

    Research Keywords

    • Cobalt
    • Electrocatalyst
    • Hydrogen Generation
    • Photocatalyst

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