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- Xue, Liqin, et al.
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A DFT Study : Why Do [Ni((P2N2R')-N-R)(2)](2+) Complexes Facilitate the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formate?
- 2014
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In: Inorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0020-1669 .- 1520-510X. ; 53:7, s. 3281-3289
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a DFT study of the reaction mechanism on electrocatalytic oxidation of formate by a family of [Ni((P2N2R')-N-R)(2)](2+) complexes ((P2N2R')-N-R = 1,5-diR'-3,7-diR derivative of 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane, where R and R' are aryl or alkyl groups). [Ni((P2N2Me)-N-Ph)(2)](2+) complex 1 was used as a model complex to mimic a family of [Ni((P2N2R')-N-R)(2)](2+) complexes. Our calculated results show that the decarboxylation step (corresponding to TS3) is the rate-determining step for the electrocatalytic oxidation of formate and that a NiII-H intermediate is involved in the reaction mechanism. The pendant amine plays an important role in the deprotonation of the nickel hydride complex generated in the decarboxylation step. In addition, our study indicates that the choice of external bases is important for removing the proton (H+) from the nitrogen-protonated nickel(0) complexes. For the electrocatalytic oxidation of formate using the catalytically inactive [Ni(depe)(2)](2+) (depe = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane) complex, calculations on 1-depe have also been carried out for comparison.
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- Yang, Yong, et al.
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Nickel Complex with Internal Bases as Efficient Molecular Catalyst for Photochemical H-2 Production
- 2014
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In: ChemSusChem. - : Wiley. - 1864-5631 .- 1864-564X. ; 7:10, s. 2889-2897
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A Ni complex with internal bases that contain bipyridine-derived ligands, [Ni(L)(2)(H2O)(2)](BF4)(2) ([1](BF4)(2), L=2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine), and a reference complex that bears analogous bipyridine-derived ligands but without an internal base, [Ni(L)(3)](BF4)(2) ([2](BF4)(2), L=2-(2-pyridyl)quinoline), were synthesized and characterized. The electrochemical properties of these complexes were studied in CH3CN, H2O, and a mixture of EtOH/H2O. The fluorescence spectroscopic studies suggest that both dynamic and the sphere-of-action static quenching exist in the fluorescein Fl(2-)/[1](2+) and Fl(2-)/[2](2+) systems. These noble-metal-free molecular systems were studied for photocatalytic H-2 generation. Under optimal conditions, the turnover number of H-2 evolution reaches 3230 based on [1](2+), whereas [2](2+) displays only approximately one third of the turnover of [1](2+). A plausible mechanism for the catalytic H-2 generation by [1](2+) is presented based on DFT calculations.
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