title: Nonaqueous electrocatalytic water oxidation by a surface-bound Ru(bda)(L)₂ complex.
abstract: The rate of electrocatalytic water oxidation by the heterogeneous water oxidation catalyst [Ru(bda)(4-O(CH2)3P(O3H2)2-pyr)2], , (pyr = pyridine; bda = 2,2'-bipyridine-6,6'-dicarboxylate) on metal oxide surfaces is greatly enhanced relative to water as the solvent. In these experiments with propylene carbonate (PC) as the nonaqueous solvent, water is the limiting reagent. Mechanistic studies point to atom proton transfer (APT) as the rate limiting step in water oxidation catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Kyung-Ryang
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Seth L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Marquard
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA. tjmeyer@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meyer