Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using a Ru(<scp>ii</scp>)-bound heteroaromatic ligand as a reactive site
Takuya Sawaki, Tomoya Ishizuka, Nanase Namura, Dachao Hong, Mayuko Miyanishi, Yoshihito Shiota, Hiroaki Kotani, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Jieun Jung, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Takahiko Kojima
Abstract
A Ru<sup>II</sup>complex with a π-expanded diimine ligand performs photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>evolution and hydrogenation of organic substrates under visible-light irradiation, involving an intermediate with the dihydrogenated ligand; a mechanistic insight into the H<sub>2</sub>evolution is also gained.
Topics & Concepts
DiiminePhotocatalysisLigand (biochemistry)PhotochemistryChemistryIrradiationCatalysisStereochemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorPhysicsBiochemistryNuclear physicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion