Tris(2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid)ruthenium(II), a Redox Sensitizer Affording Water Oxidation to Oxygen in the Absence of Heterogeneous Catalyst

Authors

  • Jean Desilvestro Institut de Chimie Physique Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne
  • Dung Duonghong Institut de Chimie Physique Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne
  • Mieke Kleijn Institut de Chimie Physique Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne
  • Michael Grätzel Institut de Chimie Physique Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.1985.102

Abstract

Oxygen is generated under visible light illumination of highly acidic (0.5 M H2SO4) aqueous solutions of tris(2,2-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid)ruthenium(II) containing S2O82⊖ as electron acceptor in the absence of heterogeneous redox catalyst. An autocatalytic reaction mechanism is proposed.

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Published

1985-04-30

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 4 (1985): Forschung/Research

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Copyright (c) 1985 Jean Desilvestro

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How to Cite

[1]
J. Desilvestro, D. Duonghong, M. Kleijn, M. Grätzel, Chimia 1985, 39, 102, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.1985.102.