title: Water oxidation catalysed by a mononuclear Co(II) polypyridine complex; possible reaction intermediates and the role of the chloride ligand.
abstract: A mononuclear cobalt(II) complex as a homogeneous molecular catalyst for photochemically, electrochemically and chemically induced oxygen evolution reactions is presented. Experimental evidence points towards the presence of a chloride ligand at the cobalt centre throughout the catalytic cycle, and the temporary detachment of a pyridine ligand to open a coordination site for substrate binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden. anders.thapper@kemi.uu.se.
authors.forename: Biswanath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orthaber
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thapper