Hydrogen production from water using a bis(imino)pyridine molybdenum electrocatalyst.
In 5.0 M H2O/acetonitrile, [((Ph2PPr)PDI)MoO][PF6]2 produces H2 with 96% Faradaic efficiency at -2.5 V vs. Fc(+/0) and a rate of 55 s(-1). Reactivity studies and isolation of a Mo(ii) oxo intermediate, ((Ph2PPr)PDI)MoO, shed light on the H2 evolution mechanism.
School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA. anne.katherine.jones@asu.edu ryan.trovitch@asu.edu.
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