title: Nonaqueous catalytic water oxidation.
abstract: The complex [Ru(Mebimpy)(bpy)(OH(2))](2+) [Mebimpy = 2,6-bis(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine] and its 4,4'-(PO(3)H(2)CH(2))(2)bpy derivative on oxide electrodes are water oxidation catalysts in propylene carbonate and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) to which water has been added as a limiting reagent. The rate of water oxidation is greatly enhanced relative to that with water as the solvent and occurs by a pathway that is first-order in H(2)O; an additional pathway that is first-order in acetate appears when TFE is used as the solvent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
authors.forename: Zuofeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Javier J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Concepcion
authors.forename: Hanlin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: Amit
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authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meyer