title: Electrochemical reduction of dioxygen by copper complexes with pyridylalkylamine ligands dissolved in aqueous buffer solution: the relationship between activity and redox potential.
abstract: The Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox properties and electrochemical O2 reduction activity of a series of Cu(II)-complexes with pyridylalkylamine ligands were investigated in a neutral buffer solution. The relationship between Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox properties and O2 reduction activity was clearly demonstrated by voltammetric analyses.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31, Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan. m.asahi@aist.go.jp.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asahi
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ioroi