Polynuclear Cobalt Complexes as Catalysts for Light-Driven Water Oxidation: A Review of Recent Advances

Photochemical water oxidation, as a half-reaction of water splitting, represents a great challenge towards the construction of artificial photosynthetic systems. Complexes of first-row transition metals have attracted great attention in the last decade due to their pronounced catalytic efficiency in...

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Published in:Catalysts 2018-12, Vol.8 (12), p.602
Main Authors: Nesterov, Dmytro, Nesterova, Oksana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
artificial photosynthesis
Catalysts
Chemical reactions
Cobalt compounds
Coordination compounds
Degradation
Energy
Leaching
Ligands
Light
Nanoparticles
Oxidation
Photosynthesis
Platinum metals
polynuclear cobalt complexes
Transition metals
water oxidation
Water splitting
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Summary:Photochemical water oxidation, as a half-reaction of water splitting, represents a great challenge towards the construction of artificial photosynthetic systems. Complexes of first-row transition metals have attracted great attention in the last decade due to their pronounced catalytic efficiency in water oxidation, comparable to that exhibited by classical platinum-group metal complexes. Cobalt, being an abundant and relatively cheap metal, has rich coordination chemistry allowing construction of a wide range of polynuclear architectures for the catalytic purposes. This review covers recent advances in application of cobalt complexes as (pre)catalysts for water oxidation in the model catalytic system comprising [Ru(bpy)3]2+ as a photosensitizer and S2O82− as a sacrificial electron acceptor. The catalytic parameters are summarized and discussed in view of the structures of the catalysts. Special attention is paid to the degradation of molecular catalysts under catalytic conditions and the experimental methods and techniques used to control their degradation as well as the leaching of cobalt ions.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal8120602