The hangman effect boosts hydrogen production by a manganese terpyridine complex
Qianqian Wu, Minghong Li, Shuanglin He, Ying Xiong, Ping Zhang, Heyan Huang, Lin Chen, Fang Huang, Fei Li
Abstract
By virtue of a hangman effect, a manganese terpyridine complex catalyzes electrochemical hydrogen evolution from phenol in acetonitrile solution and achieves a turnover frequency of 525 s −1 with an overpotential of ca. 230 mV.
Topics & Concepts
TerpyridineOverpotentialManganeseAcetonitrileChemistryElectrochemistryCarboxylateHydrogen bondInorganic chemistryStereochemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryMoleculePhysical chemistryMetalElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications