A molecular cobalt complex bearing a pentadentate,polypyrazine ligand,2,6-bis(1,1-di(pyrazin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrazine(PZ5Me_(2)),has been developed for electrocatalytic H_(2)O reduction.Efficient H_(2) evolution is observe...A molecular cobalt complex bearing a pentadentate,polypyrazine ligand,2,6-bis(1,1-di(pyrazin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrazine(PZ5Me_(2)),has been developed for electrocatalytic H_(2)O reduction.Efficient H_(2) evolution is observed in pH 7 aqueous media.PZ5Me_(2) is a C_(2v) symmetric,redox-active framework that affords significant metal-to-ligand backbonding for a more electron-deficient metal center.展开更多
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文摘A molecular cobalt complex bearing a pentadentate,polypyrazine ligand,2,6-bis(1,1-di(pyrazin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrazine(PZ5Me_(2)),has been developed for electrocatalytic H_(2)O reduction.Efficient H_(2) evolution is observed in pH 7 aqueous media.PZ5Me_(2) is a C_(2v) symmetric,redox-active framework that affords significant metal-to-ligand backbonding for a more electron-deficient metal center.
