title: Catalytic water oxidation by single-site ruthenium catalysts.
abstract: A series of monomeric ruthenium polypyridyl complexes have been synthesized and characterized, and their performance as water oxidation catalysts has been evaluated. The diversity of ligand environments and how they influence rates and reaction thermodynamics create a platform for catalyst design with controllable reactivity based on ligand variations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. jconcepc@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Javier J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Concepcion
authors.forename: Jonah W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jurss
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Zuofeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Templeton
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meyer