Volume 155, 2012

Light-driven wateroxidation with a molecular tetra-cobalt(iii) cubanecluster

Abstract

Photoinduced water oxidation to molecular oxygen takes place in systems made of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) as the photosensitizer, [Co4O4(O2CMe)4(py)4] (py = pyridine) as the molecular catalyst and Na2S2O8 as the sacrificial electron acceptor. The photochemical quantum yield of the process reaches the outstanding value of 30% and depends on pH and catalyst concentration. Transient absorption spectroscopy experiments aimed to clarify the first events of the photocatalytic process are also reported.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 May 2011
Accepted
08 Jun 2011
First published
06 Jul 2011

Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 177-190

Light-driven water oxidation with a molecular tetra-cobalt(III) cubane cluster

G. La Ganga, F. Puntoriero, S. Campagna, I. Bazzan, S. Berardi, M. Bonchio, A. Sartorel, M. Natali and F. Scandola, Faraday Discuss., 2012, 155, 177 DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00093D

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