Mononuclear nickel(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes as electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reactions: effects of alkyl side chain lengths
Arpita Barma, Malay Chakraborty, Swapan Kumar Bhattacharya, Pritam Ghosh, Partha Roy
Abstract
Three mononuclear Schiff-base–Ni( ii ) complexes act as electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction using acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid as the substrates. With the increase in chain length of ligand, efficiency of the catalyst decreases.
Topics & Concepts
Trifluoroacetic acidElectrocatalystNickelCatalysisAcetic acidAlkylLigand (biochemistry)ChemistryHydrogenMedicinal chemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryBiochemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryReceptorElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins