title: Hydrogen evolution by cobalt tetraimine catalysts adsorbed on electrode surfaces.
abstract: Aryl-substituted tetraimine complexes related to Co(dmgBF(2))(2)(MeCN)(2) (dmg = dimethylglyoxime) were synthesized and are active for hydrogen evolution. Co(dmgBF(2))(2)(MeCN)(2) can be adsorbed to a glassy carbon electrode. The chemically modified electrode is active for hydrogen evolution in aqueous solution at pH < 4.5, with an overpotential of only 100 mV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Louise A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Berben
authors.forename: Jonas C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peters