Light‐Driven Hydrogen Generation: Efficient Iron‐Based Water Reduction Catalysts

Let your light shine: A novel state‐of‐the‐art system for light‐driven proton reduction with iron catalysts was developed (see scheme; SR=sacrificial reagent). It consists of simple iron carbonyl complexes such as [Fe3(CO)12], triethylamine as sacrificial reagent (electron donor), and [Ir(bpy)(ppy)2...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009-12, Vol.48 (52), p.9962-9965
Main Authors: Gärtner, Felix, Sundararaju, Basker, Surkus, Annette‐Enrica, Boddien, Albert, Loges, Björn, Junge, Henrik, Dixneuf, Pierre H., Beller, Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
energy conversion
homogeneous catalysis
iron
photochemistry
water splitting
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Summary:Let your light shine: A novel state‐of‐the‐art system for light‐driven proton reduction with iron catalysts was developed (see scheme; SR=sacrificial reagent). It consists of simple iron carbonyl complexes such as [Fe3(CO)12], triethylamine as sacrificial reagent (electron donor), and [Ir(bpy)(ppy)2]PF6 as photosensitizer (PS). High turnover numbers of more than 3000 for the sensitizer and 400 for the iron catalyst are obtained.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200905115