[MoO(S2)2L]1- (L = picolinate or pyrimidine-2-carboxylate) Complexes as MoSx-Inspired Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production in Aqueous Solution.
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| Authors: | Garrett, Benjamin R.1, Click, Kevin A.1, Durr, Christopher B.1, Hadad, Christopher M.1, Yiying Wu1 wu.531@osu.edu |
| Source: | Journal of the American Chemical Society. 10/19/2016, Vol. 138 Issue 41, p13726-13731. 6p. |
| Subjects: | Pyrimidines, Complex compounds, Electrocatalysts, Hydrogen production, Aqueous solutions, Hydrogen evolution reactions |
| Abstract: | Crystalline and amorphous molybdenum sulfide (Mo-S) catalysts are leaders as earth-abundant materials for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. The development of a molecular motif inspired by the Mo-S catalytic materials and their active sites is of interest, as molecular species possess a great degree of tunable electronic properties. Furthermore, these molecular mimics may be important for providing mechanistic insights toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with Mo-S electrocatalysts. Herein is presented two water-soluble Mo-S complexes based around the [MoO(S2)2L2]1- motif. We present 1H NMR spectra that reveal (NEt4)[MoO(S2)2picolinate] (Mo-pic) is stable in a d6-DMSO solution after heating at 100 °C, in air, revealing unprecedented thermal and aerobic stability of the homogeneous electrocatalyst. Both Mo-pic and (NEt4)[MoO(S2)2pyrimidine-2-carboxylate] (Mo-pym) are shown to be homogeneous electrocatalysts for the HER. The TOF of 27-34 s-1 and 42-48 s-1 for Mo-pic and Mo-pym and onset potentials of 240 mV and 175 mV for Mo-pic and Mo-pym, respectively, reveal these complexes as promising electrocatalysts for the HER. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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