title: Oxygen reduction catalyzed by a water-soluble binuclear copper(ii) complex from a neutral aqueous solution.
abstract: A water-soluble binuclear CuIIcomplex, synthesized using a polypyridine-polyamide ligand, was able to catalyze oxygen reduction to water from neutral aqueous solutions. Electrocatalytic results suggested that one CuIIcenter was first reduced by one electron to form a CuIICuIspecies, which reacted with O2to give a superoxide radical intermediate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. ruicao@ruc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chengyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. ruicao@ruc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Haitao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. ruicao@ruc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zongyao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
authors.forename: Fangfang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. ruicao@ruc.edu.cn and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1821-9583
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao