Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution by cobalt difluoroboryl-diglyoximate complexes.
In the presence of moderately strong acids in CH3CN, cobalt complexes with BF2-bridged diglyoxime ligands are active catalysts for the reduction of protons to H2 at potentials as positive as -0.28 V vs. SCE.
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Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Cossairt
Brandi M
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Brunschwig
Bruce S
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Lewis
Nathan S
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Peters
Jonas C
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