title: Metal(II) complexes synthesized based on quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylate as electrocatalysts for the degradation of methyl orange.
abstract: Based on quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (H2L), two metal(II) complexes formulated as MnL(phen)(H2O)·H2O (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) (1) and Co(HL)2(PPA)·4H2O (PPA = N(1),N(4)-di(pyridin-4-yl)terephthalamide) (2) were synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both complexes 1 and 2 exhibit one-dimensional (1D) chain-like structures, in which stable five-membered rings are observed. Different chains are linked by strong π-π stacking interactions into a three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular architecture. Both complexes can increase the degradation rate of methyl orange (MO), which is expected to be associated with their electrocatalytic activities for the H2 evolution reaction from water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, P. R. China. gongyun7211@cqu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Miao Miao
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jiang Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Jian Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lin