Since the report of the ruthenium “blue dimer” as a homogeneous water oxidation catalyst (WOC) by Meyer and coworkers in 1982, numerous mononuclear and dinuclear WOC with a variety of polypyridyl ligands have been studied.  Among the mononuclear water oxidation catalysts, only a few have been reported to have two aquo ligands equatorially bound to the metal.  Presented are details on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of new water oxidation catalysts with two equatorially bound aquo ligands and a novel biiimidazolyl backbone which has unique features compared to its bipyridine analog.<br/>

Diaquo ruthenium water oxidation catalysts with a novel biimidazolyl backbone

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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