A bio-inspired mononuclear manganese catalyst for high-rate electrochemical hydrogen production
Jie Yang, Shuanglin He, Qianqian Wu, Ping Zhang, Lin Chen, Fang Huang, Fei Li
Abstract
A bio-inspired manganese molecular catalyst featuring an intramolecular aniline as a proton relay was synthesized and used for hydrogen production. Electrochemical measurements with this complex show excellent activity (turnover frequency over 10<sup>4</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>).
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisChemistryManganeseTetrafluoroborateActive siteHydrogen productionElectrocatalystIntramolecular forceHydrogenaseElectrochemistryPhotochemistryHydrideCombinatorial chemistryHydrogenStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeIonic liquidMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies research