Electron paramagnetic resonance analysis of a transient species formed during water oxidation catalyzed by the complex ion [(bpy)2Ru(OH2)]2O(4+)

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry Vol. 52; no. 8; p. 4578
• Main Authors: Stull, Jamie A, Stich, Troy A, Hurst, James K, Britt, R David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.04.2013

The ruthenium "blue dimer" [(bpy)2Ru(OH2)]2O(4+)--the first well-defined molecular complex able to catalyze water oxidation at low overpotentials--has been the subject of numerous experimental and computational studies. However, elements of the reaction mechanism remain controversial. Of p...