Light-induced water oxidation catalyzed by an oxido-bridged triruthenium complex with a Ru-O-Ru-O-Ru motif.
A μ-oxido-bridged triruthenium complex (RuT(2+)), formed by air-oxidation of a previously reported monoruthenium water oxidation catalyst (WOC), serves as an efficient photochemical WOC with the turnover frequency (TOF) and turnover number (TON) 0.90 s(-1) and 610, respectively. The crystal structures of RuT(2+) and its one-electron oxidized RuT(3+) are also reported.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. ksakai@chem.kyushu-univ.jp.
Yuta
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Tsubonouchi
Shu
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Lin
Alexander R
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Parent
Gary W
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Brudvig
Ken
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Sakai