Electrochemical and spectroscopic methods for evaluating molecular electrocatalysts

KJ Lee, N Elgrishi, B Kandemir… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Modern energy challenges have amplified interest in transition metal-based molecular
electrocatalysts for fuel-forming reactions. The activity of these homogeneous …

Recent developments in hydrogen evolving molecular cobalt (II)–polypyridyl catalysts

N Queyriaux, RT Jane, J Massin, V Artero… - Coordination chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
The search for efficient noble metal-free hydrogen-evolving catalysts is the subject of intense
research activity. A new family of molecular cobalt (II)–polypyridyl catalysts has recently …

Turning it off! Disfavouring hydrogen evolution to enhance selectivity for CO production during homogeneous CO 2 reduction by cobalt–terpyridine complexes

N Elgrishi, MB Chambers, M Fontecave - Chemical Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the activity and selectivity of molecular catalysts for CO2 reduction to fuels is
an important scientific endeavour in addressing the growing global energy demand. Cobalt …

First-row transition metal polypyridine complexes that catalyze proton to hydrogen reduction

L Tong, L Duan, A Zhou, RP Thummel - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Proton reduction is a critical reaction for the efficient utilization of solar fuels and the
development of a hydrogen economy. Molecular proton reduction catalysts help us to …

Reaction pathways of hydrogen-evolving electrocatalysts: electrochemical and spectroscopic studies of proton-coupled electron transfer processes

N Elgrishi, BD McCarthy, ES Rountree… - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions are at the heart of the catalytic processes
involved in hydrogen evolution. In this Perspective, the state-of-the-art spectroscopic and …

Determining the overpotential of electrochemical fuel synthesis mediated by molecular catalysts: Recommended practices, standard reduction potentials, and …

BM Stratakes, JL Dempsey, AJM Miller - ChemElectroChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular catalysts capable of performing electrochemical transformations are frequently
utilized in the synthesis of fuels. A common benchmark for evaluating catalysts for …

Tuning the reactivity of cobalt-based H2 production electrocatalysts via the incorporation of the peripheral basic functionalities

D Dolui, S Ghorai, A Dutta - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction of an efficient, inexpensive, and durable H 2 production electrocatalyst is
considered as an indispensable tool for the inception of a hydrogen-mediated alternative …

Three mononuclear octahedral cobalt (III) complexes with salicylaldimine Schiff bases: Synthesis, characterization, phenoxazinone synthase mimicking activity and …

K Ghosh, S Roy, A Ghosh, A Banerjee, A Bauzá… - Polyhedron, 2016 - Elsevier
Three mononuclear facial cobalt (III) complexes,[Co (L) 2] ClO 4 (1),[Co (L)(bzan)(N 3)](2)
and [Co (L)(bzan)(NCS)](3),{HL= 2-(3-(dimethylamino) propyliminomethyl)-6-ethoxyphenol …

Ligand-Mediated Hydrogen Evolution by Co (II) Complexes and Assessment of the Mechanism by Computational Studies

M Raj, K Makhal, A Mishra, BS Mallik… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, two novel dinuclear cobalt complexes,[CoII (hbqc)(H2O)] 2 (Co-Cl) and [CoII
(hbqn)(H2O)] 2 (Co-NO2), featuring benzimidazole derived redox-active ligand have been …

A smorgasbord of 17 cobalt complexes active for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

RW Hogue, O Schott, GS Hanan… - Chemistry–A European …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Seventeen cobalt complexes—eleven dinuclear cobalt (II) complexes and three tetranuclear
cobalt complexes (two mixed valent) of ditopic ligands, with varying N‐donor aromatic …