title: Production of H2 at fast rates using a nickel electrocatalyst in water-acetonitrile solutions.
abstract: We report a synthetic nickel complex containing proton relays, [Ni(P(Ph)2N(C6H4OH)2)2](BF4)2 (P(Ph)2N(C6H4OH)2 = 1,5-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-3,7-diphenyl-1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclo-octane), that catalyzes the production of H2 in aqueous acetonitrile with turnover frequencies of 750-170,000 s(-1) at experimentally determined overpotentials of 310-470 mV.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K2-57, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hoffert
authors.forename: John A S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morris Bullock
authors.forename: Monte L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Helm