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Title: Molecular water oxidation catalyst

Abstract

A dimeric composition of the formula: ##STR1## wherein L', L", L'", and L"" 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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3]
  1. St. Sulpice, CH
  2. Bel Air, MD
  3. Lakewood, CO
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868833
Patent Number(s):
US 5223634
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
molecular; water; oxidation; catalyst; dimeric; composition; formula; str1; bidentate; ligand; functional; substituent; selected; bipyridine; phenanthroline; 2-phenylpyridine; bipyrimidine; bipyrazyl; carboxylic; acid; ester; amide; halogenide; anhydride; acyl; ketone; alkyl; chloride; sulfonic; phosphonic; nitro; nitroso; electrochemical; process; production; functionally; substituted; diaqua; oxo-bridged; ruthenium; dimers; catalysts; described; oxidation catalysts; sulfonic acid; water oxidation; carboxylic acid; ligand selected; phosphonic acid; electrochemical oxidation; oxidation process; oxidation catalyst; chemical oxidation; bidentate ligand; /999/

Citation Formats

Gratzel, Michael, Munavalli, Shekhar, Pern, Fu-Jann, and Frank, Arthur J. Molecular water oxidation catalyst. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Gratzel, Michael, Munavalli, Shekhar, Pern, Fu-Jann, & Frank, Arthur J. Molecular water oxidation catalyst. United States.
Gratzel, Michael, Munavalli, Shekhar, Pern, Fu-Jann, and Frank, Arthur J. 1993. "Molecular water oxidation catalyst". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868833.
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abstractNote = {A dimeric composition of the formula: ##STR1## wherein L', L", L'", and L"" 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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/868833}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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Catalytic oxidation of water by an oxo-bridged ruthenium dimer
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Structure and redox properties of the water-oxidation catalyst [(bpy)2(OH2)RuORu(OH2)(bpy)2]4+
journal, June 1985


Cis-trans photoisomerization in Ru(bpy)2(OH2)22+. Crystal structure of trans-[Ru(bpy)2(OH2)(OH)](ClO4)2
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A molecular water-oxidation catalyst derived from ruthenium diaqua bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid)
journal, October 1987


Catalytic oxidation of water by an oxo-bridged ruthenium complex in homogeneous media and in colloidal SiO2 suspensions
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