The production of H2 for future use as a clean and renewable fuel has inspired the design of metal complexes as catalysts for proton reduction, such as Co, Ni, and Fe complexes. We have shown that mononuclear Co complex with pentadentate ligand, N,N-Bis(2-pyridinylmethyl)-2,2'-Bipyridine-6-methanamine (DPA-Bpy), can catalyze electro- and photocatalytic production of H2 in aqueous solution. In order to improve the catalytic efficiency, the design, synthesis and characterization of Co complexes with new ligand scaffolds to modify their electronic and structural features will be reported, and their effects on catalytic H2 evolution will be discussed.

Electro- and photocatalytic H2 production by Co complexes with pentadentate ligands

247th National Meeting (2014)

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