title: Azo-conjugated half-sandwich Rh/Ru complexes for homogeneous water-oxidation catalysis.
abstract: Herein we report the molecular structures and electronic properties of ionic, hydrophobic, half-sandwich complexes of the formula [η(5)-Cp*Rh(L)(MeOH)] (1) and [η(6)-CyRu(L)(H2O)] (2), where L is azo-dye compound of (p-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt). Both these complexes have been investigated electrochemically and found to display good electronic properties for use as water-oxidation catalysts potentially.
authors.affiliation: Analysis and Testing Central Facility, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, P. R. China. yuweibin@ahut.edu.cn xwwei@ahut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qing-Ya
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hua-Tian
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Juan-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xianwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wei