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Title: Molecular water oxidation catalyst

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6299122

A dimeric composition of the formula shown in the patent wherein L[prime], L[double prime], L[prime][double prime], and L[double prime][double prime] are each a bidentate ligand having at least one functional substituent, the ligand selected from bipyridine, phenanthroline, 2-phenylpyridine, bipyrimidine, and bipyrazyl and the functional substituent selected from carboxylic acid, ester, amide, halogenide, anhydride, acyl ketone, alkyl ketone, acid chloride, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, and nitro and nitroso groups. An electrochemical oxidation process for the production of the above functionally substituted bidentate ligand diaqua oxo-bridged ruthenium dimers and their use as water oxidation catalysts is described.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5223634; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-256912
OSTI ID:
6299122
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12 Oct 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English