Volpe, Andrea; Natali, Mirco; Graiff, Claudia; Sartorel, Andrea; Tubaro, Cristina; Bonchio, Marcella published the artcile< Novel iridium complexes with N-heterocyclic dicarbene ligands in light-driven water oxidation catalysis: photon management, ligand effect and catalyst evolution>, Recommanded Product: 5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-imidazole, the main research area is imidazolylidene silver dicarbene complex transmetalation cyclopentadienyl iridium chloride; iridium imidazolylidene dicarbene complex preparation catalyst water oxidation kinetics; crystal structure imidazolylidene cyclopentadienyliridium dicarbene complex; mol structure imidazolylidene cyclopentadienyliridium dicarbene complex.
Ir complexes [IrClCp*diNHC]PF6, with N-heterocyclic dicarbene (diNHC) and pentamethylcyclopentadienyl (Cp*) ligands, were studied in light driven H2O oxidation catalysis within the Ru(bpy)32+/S2O82- cycle (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine). In particular, the effect of different diNHC ligands was evaluated by employing the complex 1a (diNHC = 1,1′-dimethyl-3,3′-ethylenediimidazol-2,2′-diylidene) and the novel and structurally characterized 2 (diNHC = 1,1′-dimethyl-3,3′-ethylene-5,5′-dibromodiimidazol-2,2′-diylidene) and 3 (diNHC = 1,1′-dimethyl-3,3′-ethylene-dibenzimidazol-2,2′-diylidene). The presented results include: (i) a photon management anal. of the 1a/Ru(bpy)32+/S2O82- system, revealing two regimes of O2 evolution rate, being dependent on the light intensity at low photon flux, where the system reaches an overall quantum yield up to 0.17 ± 0.01 (quantum efficiency 34 ± 2%), while being independent of light intensity at high photon flux thus indicating a change of limiting step; (ii) a trend of O2 evolution activity that follows the order 1a > 2 > 3 both under low and high photon flux conditions, with the reactivity that is favored by the electron donating nature of the diNHC ligand, quantified from the carbene C chem. shift; (iii) an analogous trend also in the bimol. rate constants of electron transfer kET from the Ir species to photogenerated Ru(bpy)33+, with kET values in the range 4.2-6.1 × 104 M-1 s-1, thus implying a significant reorganization energy to the Ir sphere; (iv) the evolution of 1a, as the most active Ir species in the series, to mononuclear Ir species with lower mol. weight and originating from oxidative transformation of the organic ligand scaffold, as proven by converging UV-visible, MALDI-MS and 1H-NMR evidences. These results can be used for the further design and engineering of novel catalysts.
Dalton Transactions published new progress about Carbene complexes Role: CAT (Catalyst Use), PRP (Properties), SPN (Synthetic Preparation), USES (Uses), PREP (Preparation) (cyclopentadienyl Ir complexes). 1003-21-0 belongs to class imidazoles-derivatives, and the molecular formula is C4H5BrN2, Recommanded Product: 5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-imidazole.
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